Spanish Expression · Native
pasar de castaño oscuro
to be beyond a joke / to be too much
Pronunciation: pa-SÁR de kas-TÁ-ño os-KÚ-ro
Meaning
To go too far; to be excessive, scandalous, or intolerable.
Example
Sus bromas ya pasan de castaño oscuro, no tienen gracia.
His jokes are already beyond a joke, they're not funny.
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