hacerse el chancho rengo

USAGE NOTE
This idiom may be literally translated as "to pretend to be a lame pig."
hacerse el chancho rengo
A pronominal verb phrase combines a verb with a preposition or other particle and always uses a reflexive pronoun. (e.g., Se dio cuenta del problema.)
pronominal verb phrase
1.
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)
(general)
a. to play dumb
No te hagas el chancho rengo. Sé que fuiste tú el que me rayó el coche.Don't play dumb. I know it was you who scratched my car.
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