pasar por las horcas caudinas

== Spanish == === Etymology === Literally, “to pass through the Caudine Forks”. Compare French passer sous les fourches caudines, Italian passare sotto le forche caudine. === Verb === pasar por las horcas caudinas (first-person singular present paso por las horcas caudinas, first-person singular preterite pasé por las horcas caudinas, past participle pasado por las horcas caudinas) (idiomatic) to face the music, bite the bullet === Further reading === “pasar alguien por las horcas caudinas”, 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