meter en el mismo saco: meaning & examples
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Meanings:
- Literal: to place multiple items or persons into the same sack or bag.
Examples
BetaMetieron en el mismo saco todas las frutas para facilitar el transporte al mercado.
They put all the fruits in the same sack to facilitate transport to the market.
Durante la cosecha, los agricultores metieron en el mismo saco los granos recogidos de diferentes campos.
During the harvest, the farmers placed the grains collected from different fields into the same bag.
El vendedor metió en el mismo saco las manzanas y las peras para ofrecer una mejor oferta.
The seller put the apples and pears in the same sack to offer a better deal.
Los productos defectuosos fueron metidos en el mismo saco para ser retirados del almacén.
The defective products were put in the same sack to be removed from the warehouse.
- Figurative: to group two or more people or things together as if they were the same, often unfairly or without distinction (equivalent to 'to lump together' or 'put in the same bag').
Examples
BetaNo puedes meter en el mismo saco a todos los estudiantes solo porque algunos no entregaron la tarea.
You can't lump all the students together just because some didn't submit the homework.
Es injusto meter en el mismo saco a los empleados que trabajan duro y a los que no cumplen con sus responsabilidades.
It's unfair to put employees who work hard and those who don't fulfill their responsibilities in the same bag.
Muchas veces la prensa mete en el mismo saco a políticos de diferentes ideologías sin hacer distinciones.
Often the press lumps politicians of different ideologies together without making distinctions.
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