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sacar los pies del plato
Language:
Meanings:
1.
General Spanish
literal
neutral
To remove one's feet from a plate or dish (literal physical action).
2.
Argentina
Uruguay
Rioplatense Spanish
figurative
informal
To step out of line or exceed acceptable limits of behaviour; to deviate from one's duties, obligations, or expected conduct.
Examples:
ES:
Decime, pibe, ¿cómo vas a sacar los pies del plato?
EN:
It's like me telling the chief of police "sir, I'm going off on my own". You can't do that.
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