torcer la cabeza

Literally, "to twist one's head"

torcer la cabeza (first-person singular present torzo la cabeza, first-person singular preterite torcí la cabeza, past participle torcido la cabeza)

1. (idiomatic) to fall ill
2. (idiomatic) to kick the bucket

• “torcer la cabeza”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28