"en alas de cucaracha" meaning in Spanish

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Adjective

Etymology: Literally, “on cockroach's wings”. Etymology templates: {{m-g|on cockroach's wings}} “on cockroach's wings”, {{lit|on cockroach's wings}} Literally, “on cockroach's wings” Head templates: {{es-adj|head=en alas de cucaracha|pl=#}} en alas de cucaracha (invariable)
  1. (colloquial, idiomatic, El Salvador, Honduras) in a difficult situation; tense; uneasy Tags: El-Salvador, Honduras, colloquial, idiomatic, invariable
    Sense id: en-en_alas_de_cucaracha-es-adj-NL-ew6Tn Categories (other): Honduran Spanish, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Salvadorian Spanish, Spanish entries with incorrect language header
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