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dar calabazas

to reject someone (romantically)

Idioms & Sayings
Notes & Usage:

Literally 'to give pumpkins'.

See It in Context

Le pedí salir pero me dio calabazas.

I asked her out but she rejected me.

Le propuso matrimonio y ella le dio calabazas.

He proposed and she turned him down.

—¿Aceptó salir contigo? —No, me dio calabazas.

—Did she agree to go out with you? —No, she rejected me.

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