meter la gamba
Spanish
Etymology
Literally, “to put the leg”.
Verb
meter la gamba (first-person singular present meto la gamba, first-person singular preterite metí la gamba, past participle metido la gamba)
- (idiomatic) to put one's foot in it
Further reading
- “meter la gamba”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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