comerse el cuento

Colombian Spanish 
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comerse el cuento
An intransitive verb phrase is a phrase that combines a verb with a preposition or other particle and does not require a direct object (e.g., Everybody please stand up.).
intransitive verb phrase
1.
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
(colloquial)
An idiom is a phrase with a meaning different from the literal meaning of the separate words that make it up (e.g., break a leg).
(idiom)
(often used with "de")
Regionalism used in Colombia
(Colombia)
Regionalism used in Panama
(Panama)
a. to fall for
Ya te mintió muchas veces. No te comas el cuento de sus mentiras otra vez.He's lied to you many times. Don't fall for his lies again.
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