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This idiom may be literally translated as "for the witch to come out to someone."
salirle la bruja a alguien
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.)
1. (colloquial) (for something to not go as planned) (Panama)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Panama
a. for things to go wrong for someone
El presidente tenía un buen plan para ganar la elección, pero le salió la bruja.The president had a good plan to win the election, but things went wrong for him.
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