dar con sus huesos — meaning & examples

Meanings:

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  • To end up in a particular place, often an unpleasant or punitive one (for example, jail, a reform school, or a hospital) as the result of one's actions.
  • To be sent or forced to a place of confinement or correction as a consequence of behaviour.

  Examples

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  • Después de meterse en problemas con la ley, terminó dando con sus huesos en la cárcel del pueblo.

    After getting into trouble with the law, he ended up in the town jail.

  • Si sigues haciendo esas locuras, vas a dar con tus huesos en un hospital o peor aún, en un reformatorio.

    If you keep doing those crazy things, you'll end up in a hospital or worse, a reform school.

  • El ladrón dio con sus huesos en la comisaría luego de ser capturado durante el robo.

    The thief ended up in the police station after being caught during the robbery.