estar al quite

== Spanish == === Alternative forms === estar a los quites === Verb === estar al quite (first-person singular present estoy al quite, first-person singular preterite estuve al quite, past participle estado al quite) (idiomatic) to be ready to leap to someone's defence === Further reading === “estar al quite, o a los quites”, 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