The Albatross

Implies accepting a difficult or unwanted situation without complaint, often because one brought it on oneself. Carries a mildly resigned or scolding tone depending on who says it.

Fixed expression used to tell someone firmly to stop talking or to keep a secret. Tone ranges from authoritative to conspiratorial depending on context. Common in everyday spoken Castilian.

Used when someone's reputation, usually negative or roguish, arrives before they do. In spoken use it is often lightly ironic or teasing rather than purely complimentary.

Southern and maritime Spanish expression for a bad omen or a person/thing that brings ill fortune. Rooted in superstitious seafaring culture. Considered old-fashioned or regional in everyday urban speech but immediately understood throughout Castilian Spanish.