estar para el tigre

== Spanish == === Etymology === Literally, “to be (ready) for the tiger”. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /esˌtaɾ ˌpaɾa el ˈtiɡɾe/ [esˌt̪aɾ ˌpa.ɾa el̪ ˈt̪i.ɣ̞ɾe] Syllabification: es‧tar pa‧ra el ti‧gre === Verb === estar para el tigre (first-person singular present estoy para el tigre, first-person singular preterite estuve para el tigre, past participle estado para el tigre) (colloquial, idiomatic, El Salvador) to be knackered, worn out (colloquial, idiomatic, El Salvador) to be ready for the knacker's yard ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Synonyms ==== estar para el arrastre === Further reading === “estar algo o alguien para el tigre”, 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