quitar hierro

Spanish

Etymology

Literally, “to take off iron”.

Verb

quitar hierro (first-person singular present quito hierro, first-person singular preterite quité hierro, past participle quitado hierro)

1. (idiomatic) to play down
   • 2020, Iria Marañón, Educar a un niño en el feminismo:

     El humor normaliza, aligera y, ante los ojos de muchas personas, quita hierro a problemas importantes.

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Further reading

• “quitar hierro”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28