Another Spanish saying and proverb 75
Wednesday, August 23, 2017 @ 10:21 AM
Today, I would like to talk to you about a phrase, very popular in Spain, which I have heard many times --and I knew its meaning, but perhaps you do not know it--: "Así se las ponían a Fernando VII" ("They put them (the balls) so to Fernando VII”).
The King Fernando VII
This phrase is used when you want to make the ease with which someone, by virtue of favourable circumstances, can perform a certain thing. And, concretely, this phrase alludes to the adulatory and servile behavior of the people, who worked for the King Ferdinand VII, in his Palace, whom, in order to persuade him that he was an excellent billiard player, all of them were competing to give him easy carom shots.
A billiard table
Well, I hope that you have liked this article.
Until my next post, kind regards,
Luis.
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