llegar y besar el santo

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Spanish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Literally, turn up and kiss the saint.

Verb

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llegar y besar el santo (first-person singular present llego y beso el santo, first-person singular preterite llegué y besé el santo, past participle llegado y besado el santo)

  1. (idiomatic) to do something super-quickly, in a flash

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