llegar a la suela del zapato
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Spanish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Literally, “reach the sole of the shoe”.
Verb
[edit]llegar a la suela del zapato (first-person singular present llego a la suela del zapato, first-person singular preterite llegué a la suela del zapato, past participle llegado a la suela del zapato)
- (idiomatic, chiefly in the negative) to not compare to, to have nothing on
- Juan no llega ni a la suela del zapato.
- Juan doesn't even come close.