salir al paso

Spanish

Verb

salir al paso (first-person singular present salgo al paso, first-person singular preterite salí al paso, past participle salido al paso)

  1. (idiomatic) to refute, to deny
    • 1900, Leopoldo Alas, La Regenta, chapter XXIX:
      -¿Qué hay? -gritó el Magistral acercándose a la criada, como queriendo salir al paso a las noticias
      "What's going on?", shouted the Magister, approaching the nanny, as if he wanted to refute the news
  2. (idiomatic) to address a concern, to mitigate, to meet a need, to counter
    • 2023 January 15, Francisco Longo, “La insoportable levedad de la malversación”, in El País‎:
      El Gobierno ha querido salir al paso de esa inquietud aduciendo que la corrupción no va a salir beneficiada
      The government has wanted to address that worry, claiming that corruption will not pay.

Usage notes
  • Correct usage is considered to be salir al paso de algo.[1]

References
  1. fundeu.es
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