romper la baraja

Spanish

Etymology

Literally, “break the deck [of cards]”

Verb

romper la baraja (first-person singular present rompo la baraja, first-person singular preterite rompí la baraja, past participle roto la baraja)

1. (idiomatic) to take one's ball and go home

See also

• o jugamos todos o rompemos la baraja

Further reading

• “romper la baraja”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014