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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