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Spanish
Etymology
Literally, “to eat the tub”.
Verb
comerse el tarro (first-person singular present me como el tarro, first-person singular preterite me comí el tarro, past participle comido el tarro)
- (idiomatic) to scratch one's head
- Synonyms: comerse la olla, devanarse los sesos
2016, Rita Tapia Oregui, Entrevista:Consultó la hora: era demasiado pronto para cenar y estaba demasiado cansado como para seguir comiéndose el tarro en la esperanza de concebir el razonamiento favorable que volteara la tortilla.- He checked the time - it was too early for dinner and he was too tired to carry on scratching his head waiting for the favourable reasoning to turn it around.