¡Con qué ojos, tuerto!

(sayings & idioms)
C1 (¡Eres un chingón!)Used EVERYWHERE 🇲🇽MUY informal 💀Dated 📼
Boomers 👶

🧠 What it means

This one literally translates as: With what eyes, one-eyed man! 👁️ Wait, what? Yep, it might sound strange, but this very Mexican chunk is what you say when someone asks you for something totally impossible or way beyond your means. So yeah, it’s a bit like saying: 👉 With what money / time / resources am I supposed to do that? The idea is that you can’t expect a one-eyed man to have the vision of a hawk, just as you can’t expect someone to do something when they simply don’t have the means.

🌪️ When to whip it out

Whenever someone’s asking you for the moon and you want to sarcastically point out that you don’t have a rocket ship:

— ¿Me prestas cinco mil pesos?
— ¿Con qué ojos, tuerto?
— Can you lend me 5 thousand pesos?
— With what money?!

— Quizás podríamos ir a Cancún…
— ¿Con qué ojos, tuerto?
— Maybe we could go to Cancun…
— With what money?!

⚠️ Tone

✅ Sarcastic and playful.

✅ Very informal (use it only with friends, coworkers you joke with, or family).

⚠️ Not for formal settings unless you want to end up tuerto yourself. 😉

🔁 Similar chunks

¿Con qué dinero?¿Con qué?Ni que tuviera varita mágicaCuesta un ojo de la caraMe pides muchoLe pides peras al olmoY tu nieve de qué la quieres

🦜 El Rincón del Cotorreo

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