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tú ahórrate

spare yourself, save yourself

→ ahorrar
ahórr to save (money) + a informal singular command + te reflexive pronoun
verb · 2nd-person singular informal Rare #51,843
spare yourself, save yourself Often used to tell someone not to bother doing or saying something.
SP: Ahórrate el viaje; ya tengo lo que necesito.
EN: Save yourself the trip; I already have what I need.
Conjugation of ahorrar
Imperative
SingularPlural
Second ahorra —

Ahórrate tu aliento, Tom.

Save your breath, Tom.

Ahórrate tus consejos, que yo sé muy bien a dónde debo ir.

Save your advice—I know perfectly well where I need to go.

— Nazarín (1959)

Ahórrate la palabrería.

Save yourself the talk.

Ahórrate la saliva.

Save your saliva.