Meter la pata

Meaning: To make a blunder or put your foot in it.

Language: Spanish

Literally: To put the paw in

Category: Animals

Origin: Spanish expression, referencing animals stepping in traps.

More idioms — Animals

• In bocca al lupo — Good luck! (replied with 'Crepi!' — may it die).
• Chi dorme non piglia pesci — You snooze, you lose.
• 우물 안 개구리 — Someone with a narrow, limited worldview.
• 꿩 먹고 알 먹고 — Getting two benefits from one action.
• Когда рак на горе свистнет — When pigs fly; never.
• Медвежья услуга — Help that actually makes things worse.

More Spanish idioms

• Tomar el pelo — To pull someone's leg; to tease.
• Ponerse las botas — To stuff yourself with food or to profit greatly.
• estar en la luna de Valencia — Completely distracted or absent-minded, oblivious to what's happening around you.
• irse por los cerros de Úbeda — To digress or wander off-topic during conversation without purpose or reason.
• comerse un rosco — To fail completely or strike out; to get nothing at all in a romantic or competitive cont…
• estar más claro que el agua — Something is obvious, evident, and beyond any doubt or confusion.

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