no saber a qué carta quedarse: meaning & examples

Meanings:

• 1.

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  • Literally, not to know which card to hold in a card game.

  Examples

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  • En el juego, no sabía a qué carta quedarse, así que terminé perdiendo la mano.

    In the game, I didn't know which card to hold, so I ended up losing the hand.

  • No supe a qué carta quedarme en la partida y por eso mi estrategia falló.

    I didn't know which card to keep in the game and that's why my strategy failed.

  • Cuando jugábamos, siempre dudaba porque no sabía a qué carta quedarse.

    When we played, I always hesitated because I didn't know which card to hold.

  • No sabíamos a qué carta quedarnos en esa situación complicada del juego.

    We didn't know which card to hold in that complicated situation of the game.

• 2.

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  • To be uncertain about which option or course of action to choose; to be undecided in the face of several possibilities.

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  • Estoy confundido y no sé a qué carta quedarme respecto a la oferta de trabajo.

    I am confused and don't know which option to choose regarding the job offer.

  • Ante tantas propuestas, no sabía a qué carta quedarse y terminé aplazando la decisión.

    Faced with so many proposals, I didn't know which option to choose and ended up postponing the decision.

  • No sabes a qué carta quedarte cuando todas las opciones tienen pros y contras.

    You don't know which option to choose when all options have pros and cons.