estirar la pata

== Spanish == === Etymology === Literally, “to stretch one's leg”. When an animal or human dies, it typically goes into rigor mortis, where its body becomes stiff. In this instance, commonly in animals, the legs will stretch out. === Verb === estirar la pata (first-person singular present estiro la pata, first-person singular preterite estiré la pata, past participle estirado la pata) (idiomatic) kick the bucket === Further reading === “estirar la 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 Web Spanish, “Spanish Idiom: ‘estirar la pata’”