"llegar y besar el santo" meaning in Spanish

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Verb

Forms: llego y beso el santo [first-person, present, singular], llegué y besé el santo [first-person, preterite, singular], llegado y besado el santo [participle, past]
Etymology: Literally, “turn up and kiss the saint”. Etymology templates: {{m-g|turn up and kiss the saint}} “turn up and kiss the saint”, {{lit|turn up and kiss the saint}} Literally, “turn up and kiss the saint” Head templates: {{es-verb|llegar<> y besar<> el santo}} llegar y besar el santo (first-person singular present llego y beso el santo, first-person singular preterite llegué y besé el santo, past participle llegado y besado el santo)
  1. (idiomatic) to do something super-quickly, in a flash Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: llegar y besar
    Sense id: en-llegar_y_besar_el_santo-es-verb-hlsFPWM4 Categories (other): Spanish entries with incorrect language header

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