"meter por detras"

Question

"A veces la vida te la mete por detrás y ni te das cuenta"

what does the first frase mean ?

meterse por detras ?

translate web sites says "gets from behind" but i'm confused..Any explanation ??

Answer 1

It's actually an idiomatic usage, you could translate that as "life's a b*tch and there's nothing you can do about it", literally it means "life sticks *it* into you (penetrates you) from behind, and you don't even realise/notice it"

thank you man, now it makes sense.. - bizco, Jun 7, 2012

Answer 2

I'd say "At times life leaves you behind and you don't even notice."

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meterse pronomial verb 1. to get in (entrar) meterse en -> to get into 2. (en frase interrogativa) to get to (estar) ¿dónde se ha metido ese chico? -> where has that boy got to? 3. (dedicarse) meterse a -> to become meterse a torero -> to become a bullfighter 4. to get involved (involucrarse) (en in) 5. to meddle, to interfere (entrometerse) se mete en todo -> he never minds his own business meterse por medio -> to interfere 6. (empezar) meterse a hacer algo -> to get started on doing something also: meterse con -> to hassle; (incordiar) to go for (atacar) 7. to wolf down (informal) (comer) , to scoff (British) 8. (informal) (drogas) meterse coca/LSD -> to do coke/LSD