ajo y agua

== Spanish == === Etymology === Euphemistic contraction of a joderse y aguantarse (to suffer and to put up with something). Literally, “garlic and water”. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌaxo i ˈaɡwa/ [ˌa.xo i ˈa.ɣ̞wa] Syllabification: a‧jo y a‧gua === Phrase === ajo y agua (idiomatic) what's done is done (idiomatic) make one's bed and lie in it ==== See also ==== a lo hecho, pecho === Further reading === “ajo y agua”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025