perder el último tren
Spanish
Etymology
Literally, "miss the last train"
Verb
perder el último tren (first-person singular present pierdo el último tren, first-person singular preterite perdí el último tren, past participle perdido el último tren)
- (idiomatic) to miss the boat
Further reading
- “perder el último tren”, 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