quitar el hojaldre al pastel

== Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kiˌtaɾ el oˌxaldɾe al pasˈtel/ [kiˌt̪aɾ el oˌxal̪.d̪ɾe al pasˈt̪el] Syllabification: qui‧tar el ho‧jal‧dre al pas‧tel === Verb === quitar el hojaldre al pastel (first-person singular present quito el hojaldre al pastel, first-person singular preterite quité el hojaldre al pastel, past participle quitado el hojaldre al pastel) (idiomatic) To peel the onion, to peel back the mask. === Further reading === “quitar el hojaldre al pastel”, 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