quitar hierro

Spanish

Etymology

Literally, “to take off iron”.

Verb

quitar hierro (first-person singular present quito hierro, first-person singular preterite quité hierro, past participle quitado hierro)

  1. (idiomatic) to play down
    • 2020, Iria Marañón, Educar a un niño en el feminismo:
      El humor normaliza, aligera y, ante los ojos de muchas personas, quita hierro a problemas importantes.
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