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dar en tierra

Principal Translations
Spanish		English
dar en tierra loc verb	(caer al suelo) (boxing, wrestling)	hit the deck v expr
	(figurative)	knock [sb] down vtr phrasal sep
		knock [sb] over vtr phrasal sep
		fall over vi phrasal
	Nadie esperaba que los luchadores dieran en tierra tan pronto.
	Nobody expected the fighters to hit the deck so soon.
dar en tierra con algo loc verb + prep	(arruinar, hundir) (figurative)	bring down vtr phrasal insep
		bring to ruin v expr
	El joven emprendedor dio en tierra con la empresa y debe declarar bancarrota.
	The young businessman brought down the company and it must now declare bankruptcy.
dar en tierra con algo loc verb + prep	(esperanzas: acabar)	give up hope v expr
	Las adversidades llevaron al estudiante a dar en tierra con su sueño de ser médico.
	The setbacks led the student to give up all hope of becoming a doctor.

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