enseñar la pata
Spanish
Etymology
Literally, “to show [one's] foot”.
Verb
- (idiomatic) to tip one's hand
Further reading
- “enseñar alguien la pata, o su pata”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024