mentar la soga en casa del ahorcado

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Spanish

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Etymology

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Literally, “to mention the noose in the hanged man's house”.

Verb

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mentar la soga en casa del ahorcado (first-person singular present miento la soga en casa del ahorcado, first-person singular preterite menté la soga en casa del ahorcado, past participle mentado la soga en casa del ahorcado)

  1. (idiomatic) to say the wrong thing, to put one's foot in it
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