tener buenas aldabas

== Spanish == === Etymology === Literally, “to have good door-knockers”. === Verb === tener buenas aldabas (first-person singular present tengo buenas aldabas, first-person singular preterite tuve buenas aldabas, past participle tenido buenas aldabas) (idiomatic) to have friends in high places Synonyms: tener buenas agarraderas, tener buenas amarras === Further reading === “tener buenas aldabas”, 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