oler a chamusquina

Spanish

Verb

oler a chamusquina (first-person singular present huelo a chamusquina, first-person singular preterite olí a chamusquina, past participle olido a chamusquina)

1. (idiomatic, of an argument) to start to get out of control; to lead to a slagging off

Further reading

• “oler a chamusquina”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28