A humorous phrase used to describe someone who is extremely stingy or tight-fisted. A literal translation would be 'you fall on your elbow and break the floor', suggesting that the person is so stingy that they would not even use their hands to break their fall, in order to avoid any potential cost.
Examples
- Spanish: No te comprarás un coche nuevo, ¿verdad? ¡Te caes de codo y rompes el piso!
- English: You're not going to buy a new car, right? You're so stingy, you'd fall on your elbow and break the floor!