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/Sounds like "meh" (as in "met") + "TEHR" (as in "ten") + "LAH" (as in "lava") + "PAH" (as in "park") + "tah" (as in "tar")/
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.”
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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.”
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To move on from something in the past and keep going without holding a grudge. The emotional equivalent of closing a chapter: you acknowledge what happened and then deliberately leave it behind. Common across Argentina, Uruguay, and Chile.