cortarse la coleta

== Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /koɾˌtaɾse la koˈleta/ [koɾˌt̪aɾ.se la koˈle.t̪a] Syllabification: cor‧tar‧se la co‧le‧ta === Verb === cortarse la coleta (first-person singular present me corto la coleta, first-person singular preterite me corté la coleta, past participle cortado la coleta) (idiomatic, figurative, bullfighting) to hang up one's spurs (idiomatic, figurative) to retire; to call it a day === Further reading === “cortarse la coleta”, 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