meter la pata

== Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /meˌteɾ la ˈpata/ [meˌt̪eɾ la ˈpa.t̪a] Syllabification: me‧ter la pa‧ta === Verb === meter la pata (first-person singular present meto la pata, first-person singular preterite metí la pata, past participle metido la pata) (idiomatic, colloquial) to mess up; slip up; screw up, to put one's foot in one's mouth Synonym: equivocarse ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “meter alguien 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