hecho un brazo de mar

Spanish

Etymology

Literally, "made [up like] an inlet (the geographical feature)". Apparently, it's a metaphor because an inlet, or perhaps the sea itself, is narrow and majestic.

Adjective

hecho un brazo de mar (feminine singular hecha un brazo de mar, masculine plural hechos un brazo de mar, feminine plural hechas un brazo de mar)

  1. (idiomatic) dressed to kill; dressed to the nines
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