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Se dio de alta (= was registered in an institution, hence
becoming ‘visible’ in it).
Le dieron el alta (= was discharged from hospital, the
implication being that s/he was seen again in society at
large).
Montó un número.
Le puso en la picota.
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BEING INVISIBLE IS DOWN
English
He keeps a low profile (= maintains an unassertive or
unassuming attitude).
I think something is afoot (= I suspect that something is
being hidden from me).
He lay low for months after committing the crime (=
hid).
She’ll never live it down (= people won’t forget a
shameful or humiliating experience that she had).
Spanish
Se dio de baja (= ceased to belong to an instutution
and was therefore no longer ‘seen’ there).
Está de baja (= absent from work, not seen there).
Lo hizo por lo bajo (= without other people noticing).
Some other expressions: APPROACH IS UP and
FUTURE/PRESENT TIME IS UP
When humans, with our forward-looking vision,
approach objects, we see them rise above the horizon. When
objects approach us, even on a horizontal surface, they also
appear to rise up. This is surely how the following English
expressions originated.
APPROACH IS UP
He walked up to the house.
She came up to me.
I caught up with him.
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