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meter la pata

Principal Translations
Spanish		English
meter la pata loc verb	coloquial (cometer un error) (slang)	screw up, goof up v expr
		put your foot in it, make a mess of it, mess things up v expr
		blunder⇒, bungle⇒ vtr
	Hoy metí la pata en el trabajo y el jefe se puso furioso.
	I goofed up at work and the boss went ballistic.
meter la pata loc verb	coloquial (hablar con indiscreción)	let [sth] slip, slip up v expr
		put your foot in it v expr
	Habíamos planeado una fiesta sorpresa, pero alguien metió la pata y todos se enteraron.
	We had planned a surprise party, but someone let it slip and everyone found out.

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Principal Translations
Spanish		English
meter el cazo, meter la pata loc verb	ES, coloquial (equivocarse)	put your foot in it v expr
	(speech)	put your foot in your mouth v expr
	Metió el cazo porque era su primer día en el trabajo.

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