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 [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024