enseñar la pata

== Spanish == === Alternative forms === enseñar su pata === Etymology === Literally, “to show [one's] foot”. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /enseˌɲaɾ la ˈpata/ [ẽn.seˌɲaɾ la ˈpa.t̪a] Syllabification: en‧se‧ñar la pa‧ta === Verb === enseñar la pata (first-person singular present enseño la pata, first-person singular preterite enseñé la pata, past participle enseñado la pata) (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 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025