con mal pie
Spanish
Etymology
Literally, “with [the] bad foot”.
Adverb
- (idiomatic) unsuccessfully, badly, on the wrong foot
- Synonyms: a contrapié, sin éxito
See also
- empezar con mal pie
Further reading
- “con mal pie”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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