meter las cabras

USAGE NOTE
This idiom may be literally translated as "to put the goats in."
meter las cabras
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.
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)
A very informal word or phrase used by a particular group or community as a substitute for standard language (e.g., joint, john).
(slang)
(to say something untrue)
Regionalism used in Puerto Rico
(Puerto Rico)
a. to lie
Estos políticos corruptos nos quieren seguir metiendo las cabras pero el pueblo ya está cansado de tantas patrañas.These corrupt politicians want to keep on lying to us but the people are tired of so many absurd stories.
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