ir a misa

Spanish

Verb

ir a misa (first-person singular present voy a misa, first-person singular preterite fui a misa, past participle ido a misa)

1. (literally) to go to Mass (Anglican ceremony), to go to mass (Catholic ceremony), to go to church (Protestant ceremony)
2. (idiomatic) to be undisputed, to be indisputable, to be undeniable, to go

   Yo soy quien manda aquí, y lo que yo digo va a misa.

   I call the shots around here and what I say goes.

Related terms

• decir misa

 

Further reading

• “ir a misa algo que se dice”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10