tener cerebro

Spanish

Alternative forms

• tener algo de cerebro

Etymology

Literally, “to have [a] brain”.

Verb

tener cerebro (first-person singular present tengo cerebro, first-person singular preterite tuve cerebro, past participle tenido cerebro)

1. (idiomatic, colloquial) to use one's head, to use one's noggin

   Synonyms: usar la cabeza, usar el cerebro

   Ten algo de cerebro, es obvio que te está engañando. ― Use your head, it's obvious that he/she is tricking you.