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Tener el santo de espaldas

To be having a run of bad luck / Nothing goes right

Idioms & Sayings
Notes & Usage:

Literally 'to have the saint turned backwards'. Describes a period when everything goes wrong and luck seems to have turned against you.

See It in Context

Esta semana tengo el santo de espaldas, todo me sale mal.

This week I'm having a run of bad luck, everything's going wrong.

—Otro problema más. —Sí, tengo el santo de espaldas.

—Another problem. —Yes, nothing's going right for me.

Cuando tienes el santo de espaldas, hasta el pan se quema.

When you're having a run of bad luck, even the bread burns.

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