Hacer un estropicio con algo; informal.
To make a mess of something; informal.
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No vuelvas a meter la pata. — Do not screw things up again.
Sabe muy bien cómo estropearlo todo en el trabajo. — He really knows how to screw things up at work.
Siempre meto la pata cuando estoy nervioso. — I always screw things up when I'm nervous.
¿Has vuelto a estropearlo todo con la presentación? — Did you screw things up again with the presentation?
Un clic mal dado y metes la pata del todo. — One wrong click and you screw things up completely.
Por favor, no lo estropees todo esta vez. — Please don’t screw things up this time.
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