enmendar la plana

Language: es

1.
SpainLatin Americaneutralidiomatic
- To correct someone’s statement or action, especially by pointing out an error or contradiction; to set someone right.
- To contradict another person in a way that implies the other was wrong, often with a corrective or pedantic tone.

Examples:

ES: Vamos, sin saber yo nada de medicina ni quererle a usted enmendar la plana, Dios no lo permita.
EN: Come on, I know nothing of medicine, and I don't want to second guess you, God forbid.

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