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Spanish
Etymology
Literally, “to eat the pot”.
Verb
comerse la olla (first-person singular present me como la olla, first-person singular preterite me comí la olla, past participle comido la olla)
- (idiomatic) to scratch one's head
- Synonyms: comerse el tarro, devanarse los sesos
2016, Nieves Abarca, Vicente Garrido, Los muertos viajan deprisa:Fija los ojos en el suelo, de manera que nadie pueda atisbar su tormento, el ansia, la felicidad de encontrarse allí en vez de estar comiéndose la olla en la celda, aislado para no ser violado o mancillado por los demás presos.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)