sonar la flauta

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Meanings:

1.
SpainLatin Americaneutral
- Literal: to cause a flute or similar wind instrument to produce sound.
2.
SpainLatin Americainformalcolloquial
- Figurative: to have an unexpected stroke of good luck or to achieve a favourable outcome by chance.

Examples:

ES: A ver si el burro hace sonar la flauta.
EN: Let's see if this is dumb proof.
ES: Sí, pensé que podría sonar la flauta.
EN: Yeah, I thought it might ring a bell.
ES: Hacéis sonar la flauta y queréis que todo el mundo se ponga a bailar.
EN: You play your tune, you expect the whole world to dance to it.

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