/Sounds like "meh" (as in "met" without "t") + "TEHR" (as in "tear") + "lah" (as in "lava") + "PAH" (as in "papa") + "tah" (as in "taco")/
To make a mistake or mess up, especially by saying something inappropriate at the worst possible moment. When you screw up unintentionally, everyone notices, and there's no way to unsay what you said.
"I put my foot in it when I mentioned his ex."
"I always meter la pata in the most awkward situations."
/Sounds like "meh" (as in "met" without "t") + "TEHR" (as in "tear") + "lah" (as in "lava") + "PAH" (as in "papa") + "tah" (as in "taco")/
To make a mistake or mess up, especially by saying something inappropriate at the worst possible moment. When you screw up unintentionally, everyone notices, and there's no way to unsay what you said.
"I put my foot in it when I mentioned his ex."
"I always meter la pata in the most awkward situations."
A full
Al máximo nivel, con toda la potencia o energía posible, sin guardarse nada. Es el anglicismo que toda Latinoamérica adoptó sin pensarlo dos veces para describir cuando algo o alguien está dando el cien por ciento.