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41 meterse en un berenjenal
to get oneself into a mess* * *(v.) = get into + a predicamentEx. In property investing, you have to always be on your guard to avoid certain decisions that can get you into a predicament.* * *(v.) = get into + a predicamentEx: In property investing, you have to always be on your guard to avoid certain decisions that can get you into a predicament.
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42 meterse en un lío
to get oneself into a mess* * *(v.) = be in trouble, get into + a predicamentEx. The moment we relax on it -- we are no longer forced to do it, and it often is not done, and the connection is not made -- then we are in trouble.Ex. In property investing, you have to always be on your guard to avoid certain decisions that can get you into a predicament.* * *(v.) = be in trouble, get into + a predicamentEx: The moment we relax on it -- we are no longer forced to do it, and it often is not done, and the connection is not made -- then we are in trouble.
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43 meterse en belenes
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44 meterse en camisa de once varas
figurado to meddle in other people's business* * *Spanish-English dictionary > meterse en camisa de once varas
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45 meterse en honduras
(profundizar) to go into too much detail 2 (tratar sin conocimiento) to get out of one's depth, get in over one's head* * *to get out of one's depth, get into deep water -
46 meterse en su concha
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47 meterse a monja
to take the veil, become a nun -
48 meterse algo en la cabeza
familiar to get something into one's head -
49 meterse alguien donde no le llaman
to poke one's nose into others' affairsSpanish-English dictionary > meterse alguien donde no le llaman
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50 meterse alguien en lo que no le importa
to stick one's nose into others' businessSpanish-English dictionary > meterse alguien en lo que no le importa
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51 meterse en lo ajeno
to meddle in other people's affairs -
52 meterse en todo
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53 meterse en trigo ajeno
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54 meterse en un follón
to get into a mess, get into trouble -
55 meterse los dedos en la nariz
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56 meterse con uno
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57 meterse el tiempo en agua
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58 meterse hasta las trencas
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59 meterse + Algo
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60 meterse con
v.1 to provoke, to annoy, to pick on, to bother.María se metió con su hermMaría Mary provoked her sister.2 to pick a quarrel with, to fool around with, to pick a fight with, to mess around with.Ricardo se metió con el matón Richard picked a quarrel with the bully.María se metió con el vecino Mary fooled around with her neighbor.3 to fool around with, to bugger about with, to bugger around with, to fool about with.María se metió con el vecino Mary fooled around with her neighbor.* * ** * *(v.) = needle, pick on, tease, twit, taunt, jeer, lam, have + a go at, roast, give + Nombre + a good roastingEx. She had been told from time to time that he seemed to derive satisfaction from needling the staff, but she had never been able to pin down specifically what he does that irks them.Ex. By the way, here I have stolen a phrase from the Library of Congress, not to pick on this wonderful institution, but because its mission statement resonates with a number of individuals like me, who work in research libraries.Ex. I like to be considered one of the team, to joke with and tease the employee but that sure creates a problem when I have to discipline, correct, or fire an employee.Ex. Don't be tempted into twitting me with the past knowledge that you have of me, because it is identical with the past knowledge that I have of you, and in twitting me, you twit yourself.Ex. The writer describes how he spent his school days avoiding bullies who taunted him because he was a dancer.Ex. Taunts from her Hispanic students spurred a Japanese-American teacher to develop a multicultural unit that helped children appreciate the culture they had previously jeered.Ex. Pretty soon he was lamming me on every pretext he could find.Ex. In the 1980s that meant having a go at all the trendy lefties and pacifists, and so our main issues were class politics and violence.Ex. The critics, however, roasted her for playing a tragic French heroine with a flat Midwestern accent.Ex. What impressed me was that the rest of the board gave him a good roasting for wasting peoples time.* * *(v.) = needle, pick on, tease, twit, taunt, jeer, lam, have + a go at, roast, give + Nombre + a good roastingEx: She had been told from time to time that he seemed to derive satisfaction from needling the staff, but she had never been able to pin down specifically what he does that irks them.
Ex: By the way, here I have stolen a phrase from the Library of Congress, not to pick on this wonderful institution, but because its mission statement resonates with a number of individuals like me, who work in research libraries.Ex: I like to be considered one of the team, to joke with and tease the employee but that sure creates a problem when I have to discipline, correct, or fire an employee.Ex: Don't be tempted into twitting me with the past knowledge that you have of me, because it is identical with the past knowledge that I have of you, and in twitting me, you twit yourself.Ex: The writer describes how he spent his school days avoiding bullies who taunted him because he was a dancer.Ex: Taunts from her Hispanic students spurred a Japanese-American teacher to develop a multicultural unit that helped children appreciate the culture they had previously jeered.Ex: Pretty soon he was lamming me on every pretext he could find.Ex: In the 1980s that meant having a go at all the trendy lefties and pacifists, and so our main issues were class politics and violence.Ex: The critics, however, roasted her for playing a tragic French heroine with a flat Midwestern accent.Ex: What impressed me was that the rest of the board gave him a good roasting for wasting peoples time.
См. также в других словарях:
meterse — 1. involucrarse; iniciarse en algo; entrar en un negocio; cf. ir a la parada, meterse en un lío, meterse en un tete; Manuel se metió en el movimiento verde , me metí en eso de las frutas secas y me fue mal , me voy a meter a la aviación 2.… … Diccionario de chileno actual
meterse — meter(se) 1. ‘Introducir(se) dentro de una cosa o en alguna parte’. Se construye normalmente con un complemento de lugar introducido por en: «Ángela se saca los zapatos y se mete en la cama» (Wolff Álamos [Chile 1986]). Menos general, pero… … Diccionario panhispánico de dudas
meterse — {{#}}{{LM SynM26373}}{{〓}} {{CLAVE M25723}}{{\}}{{CLAVE}}{{/}}{{\}}SINÓNIMOS Y ANTÓNIMOS:{{/}} {{[}}meter(se){{]}} {{《}}▍ v.{{》}} = {{<}}1{{>}} {{♂}}(en un lugar){{♀}} introducir • incluir • ingresar • depositar ≠ sacar = {{<}}2{{>}} {{♂}}(tiempo … Diccionario de uso del español actual con sinónimos y antónimos
meterse en las patas de los caballos — meterse donde es más peligroso; meterse en un lío peligroso; inmiscuirse en asunto delicado y resultar perjudicado; involucrarse en asunto ajeno y salir dañado; cf. meterse a la boca del lobo, meterse entre las patas de los caballos; y después de … Diccionario de chileno actual
meterse entre las patas de los caballos — meterse en un lío peligroso; inmiscuirse en asunto delicado y resultar perjudicado; involucrarse en asunto ajeno y salir dañado; cf. cagarla, ponerle el cascabel al gato, meterse en la boca del lobo, meterse en las patas de los caballos; ¡cómo se … Diccionario de chileno actual
meterse en un fregado — meterse en todos los fregados … Diccionario de dichos y refranes
meterse en camisa de once varas — meterse en camisas de once varas … Diccionario de dichos y refranes
meterse en camisas de once varas — Meterse una persona en asuntos o problemas que no son necesarios, que no le competen o que no reportan ningún beneficio. Se suele emplear con forma negativa: . En la Edad Media era costumbre al adoptar a un hijo que quien iba a ser el padre… … Diccionario de dichos y refranes
meterse en camisa de once varas — estar en un lío complicado; no poder salir de un problema complejo; cf. meterse en un lío, meterse en un tete; cf. meterse entre las patas de los caballos, meterse en la boca del lobo, meterse; el Andrés todavía está pagando el auto, entró recién … Diccionario de chileno actual
meterse en un lío — embrollarse; estar en un problema; involucrarse sentimentalmente; cf. meterse en camisa de once varas, meterse en un tete, cagarla, meterse en la boca del lobo, meterse; no te metas en ese lío de la política, que te transforma en un enajenado y… … Diccionario de chileno actual
meterse entre pecho y espalda — pecho, meterse entre pecho y espalda expr. comer, beber. ❙ «Meterse entre pecho y espalda un plato de callos...» Juanma Iturriaga, Con chandal y a lo loco. ❙ «Y para descansar [...] media botella de coñac entre pecho y espalda...» Ángel Palomino … Diccionario del Argot "El Sohez"