salir de Guatemala y meterse en Guatepeor

Spanish

Alternative forms

  • salir de Guatemala y entrar en Guatepeor

Etymology

Literally, “to leave Guate-bad and end up in Guate-worse”. A play on the words Guatemala, mala and peor.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /saˌliɾ de ɡwateˌmala i meˌteɾse en ɡwatepeˈoɾ/ [saˌliɾ ð̞e ɣ̞wa.t̪eˌma.la i meˌt̪eɾ.se ẽŋ ɡwa.t̪e.peˈoɾ]
  • Syllabification: sa‧lir de Gua‧te‧ma‧la y me‧ter‧se en Gua‧te‧pe‧or

Verb

salir de Guatemala y meterse en Guatepeor (first-person singular present salgo de Guatemala y me meto en Guatepeor, first-person singular preterite salí de Guatemala y me metí en Guatepeor, past participle salido de Guatemala y metido en Guatepeor)

  1. (idiomatic) to go from bad to worse; to go out of the frying pan into the fire
    Synonym: salir de Málaga y entrar en Malagón

See also

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