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de perlas

just what’s needed; perfectly

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just what’s needed; perfectly In expressions like “venir de perlas,” it means that something is especially useful or arrives at just the right time. Literally, it means “of pearls.”
SP: Ese consejo me viene de perlas.
EN: That advice is just what I need.

De perlas.

Pearl.

Pendientes de perlas de Birmania.

Burmese pearl earrings.

— Locamente millonarios (2018)

Ese dinero me habría venido de perlas a mí también.

That money would have been perfect for me too.

— El salario del miedo (1953)

Tom dice que no sabe dónde Mary compró el collar de perlas.

Tom says he doesn’t know where Mary bought the pearl necklace.

Y un collar de perlas roto.

And a broken pearl necklace.

— Devdas (2002)

Casualmente, le van de perlas a las uñas, lo que es un extra.

As it happens, they go perfectly with the nails, which is a bonus.

— Juno: Crecer, correr y tropezar (2007)

Quiere comprar un collar de perlas para su mujer.

He wants to buy a pearl necklace for his wife.

Y eso me viene de perlas.

And that’s just what I need.

— Chicago (2002)

Viene de perlas, tengo antecedentes.

That's perfect, I have a track record.

— Incendios (2010)