mear fuera del tiesto

Language: es

1.
Spaincolloquialvulgar
- Literal: to urinate outside the flowerpot or pot, i.e., to relieve oneself in the wrong place.
2.
Spaincolloquialvulgar
- Figurative: to behave or speak inappropriately, to make a blunder, or to go beyond acceptable bounds (to put one’s foot in it or to go off-topic).

Examples:

ES: No mear fuera del tiesto.
EN: Out of bounds.
ES: ¿Siempre tienes que mear fuera del tiesto?
EN: Do you always have to take the piss?
ES: Verás, odio tener que mear fuera del tiesto, pero el teniente quiere un post-mortem de nuestra ruptura.
EN: Look, I hate to piss on your mood, but Lieutenant wants a post-mortem on our breakup.

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