tener tela
Spanish
Verb
tener tela (first-person singular present tengo tela, first-person singular preterite tuve tela, past participle tenido tela)
- (idiomatic) to be really tough; to be tricky
- Synonym: tener tela marinera
- (idiomatic) to be great or immense
See also
- tener mucha tela que cortar
Further reading
- “tener tela”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014