quedarse tan ancho
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /keˌdaɾse ˌtan ˈant͡ʃo/ [keˌð̞aɾ.se ˌt̪ãn ˈãnʲ.t͡ʃo]
- Syllabification: que‧dar‧se tan an‧cho
Verb
quedarse tan ancho (first-person singular present me quedo tan ancho, first-person singular preterite me quedé tan ancho, past participle quedado tan ancho)
- (idiomatic) to act as if nothing has happened
- Synonyms: quedarse más ancho que largo, quedarse tan fresco
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Further reading
- “quedarse alguien más ancho que largo, o tan ancho, o tan fresco”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025