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meter la pata

to mess up

→ meter
phrase Uncommon #21,610
to mess up An informal idiom for making a mistake or doing something embarrassing.
SP: No quería meter la pata durante la entrevista.
EN: I didn’t want to mess up during the interview.

Una cosa es equivocarse y meter la pata y otra muy distinta es rendirse.

Making a mistake and messing up is one thing; giving up is quite another.

— Ofrenda a la tormenta (2020)

No es meter la pata.

It’s not about making a mistake.

— Ofrenda a la tormenta (2020)

Volví a meter la pata.

I messed up again.

— Delicatessen (1991)

Oh, querido, acabo de meter la pata.

Oh dear, I've just put my foot in it.

— Fresas salvajes (1957)