haber gato encerrado
Spanish
Etymology
Literally, "(for there) to be [an] enclosed cat".
Verb
- (idiomatic, impersonal) To have something fishy going on
- En aquella situación hubo gato encerrado.
- There was something fishy going on there.
- (idiomatic, impersonal) To have a catch a concealed condition or difficulty
- Lo que dice del acuerdo me parece demasiado perfecto. Creo que hay gato encerrado.
- What he says does seem too good to be true. I think there's a catch.
- Dijo que yo podría tomar todos los libros, pero descubrí que había gato encerrado. Se rompió el brazo y yo necesitaría llevar los todos sin ayuda.
- He said I could have all the books, but I discovered that there was a catch. His arm was broken and I had to carry them all myself.