caer en saco roto

Spanish

Etymology

Literally, “fall into [the] broken bag”.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kaˌeɾ en ˌsako ˈroto/ [kaˌeɾ ẽn ˌsa.ko ˈro.t̪o]
  • Syllabification: ca‧er en sa‧co ro‧to

Verb

caer en saco roto (first-person singular present caigo en saco roto, first-person singular preterite caí en saco roto, past participle caído en saco roto)

  1. (idiomatic) to fall on deaf ears, to go in one ear and out the other
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