Spanish Saying: LOS PÁJAROS LE TIRAN A LAS ESCOPETAS
• Literal Translation:
Now the birds shoot at the shotguns
• Meaning:
1. Now the roles are reversed. When a person rebels against his/her superior.
2. Used in situations to call attention to social changes over the generations, that things are the reverse that they used to be.
• Example:
“Niños suecos critican que sus padres usan mucho el Smartphone… ahora los pájaros le tiran a las escopetas… jajaja”
Niños suecos critican que sus padres usan mucho el Smartphone http://t.co/hTkHD2iJo2 … ahora los pájaros le tiran a las escopetas..jajaja
— Julio Chaparro (@ingandres00) November 9, 2013
The illustration of this common Spanish saying is featured in my book Speaking Phrases Boricua: A Collection of Wisdom and Sayings From Puerto Rico.
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