ver las orejas al lobo

Spanish

Etymology

Literally, “see the ears of the wolf”.

Verb

ver las orejas al lobo (first-person singular present veo las orejas al lobo, first-person singular preterite vi las orejas al lobo, past participle visto las orejas al lobo)

1. (idiomatic) to see the danger; to hear alarm bells ringing

Further reading

• “ver alguien las orejas al lobo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10