no metas

don't put

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phrase Uncommon #20,579

don't put An informal singular command telling someone not to put or insert something. With “la nariz,” it can mean “don't stick your nose” into someone else's business.

SP: No metas los zapatos mojados en la bolsa.

EN: Don't put the wet shoes in the bag.

No metas la pata.

Don't put your foot in it.

— Ha vuelto (2015)

A mí no metas.

Leave me out of it.

— Los lunes al sol (2002)

No metas a los niños en la maleta.

Don’t put the children in the suitcase.

No metas nada de ruido.

Don't make any noise.

No metas la cabeza, permanece en las sombras.

Don't stick your head in, stay in the shadows.

— El agente secreto (2025)

No metas tu nariz en lo que lleve dentro alguien si no lo comprendes.

Don't stick your nose into what someone else is carrying inside if you don't understand it.

— Stalker (1979)

No metas la nariz en todos los agujeros, Guedeván Alexándrovich.

Don't stick your nose into every hole, Gedevan Alexandrovich.

— Кин-дза-дза! (1986)

No metas a Daga aquí, Ébano.

Don't bring Daga into this, Ebony.

— Carandiru (2003)

No metas tu nariz en los asuntos de los demás.

Don't meddle in other people's business.