a la buena de Dios

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Spanish

Adverb

a la buena de Dios

  1. (idiomatic) casually; as God wills
  2. (idiomatic) without thought or reflection; any old how
    • 1905, Santiago Ramón y Cajal, El pesimista corregido:
      En la tertulia o el teatro escoge su asiento a la buena de Dios, sin caer en la cuenta de que hay luces que achagrinan la piel, turban la armonía del color y de las líneas y echan diez años encima.
      In the social gathering or the theater he chooses his seat at the mercy of God, without taking into consideration that there are lights that will ache his skin, disturb the harmony of color and lines and will add ten years to his appearance.
  3. (idiomatic) without any preparation
  4. (idiomatic) haphazardly
    Synonym: al azar
  5. (idiomatic) at the mercy of the elements; unprotected
    • 1926, Leopoldo Lugones, El Angel de la Sombra:
      Revelósele, de pronto, una enternecida relación entre esa soledad de extranjero, sin nadie, acaso, en el mundo, y su desamparo de huérfano, tirado por la suerte a la buena de Dios, sin dejarle, siquiera, el recuerdo de la madre muerta siendo él tan niño
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Quotations

  • 1891, Benito Pérez Galdós, Ángel Guerra:
    El médico se retiró intranquilo, con el recelo de que, cuando él no estuviera delante, no irían las cosas tan a la buena de Dios.
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  • 1963, Ramón Amaya-Amador, Cipotes:
    en casi todos nuestros pueblos no hay médico y la gente que no se va al hoyo es porque se cura a la buena de Dios, con agüitas y cataplasmas.
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