Spanish idioms
What does “Ponerse las botas” mean?
Ponerse las botas
Word for word
To put one's boots on
What it really means
To eat a great deal and very well, or to do very nicely out of a situation. It has nothing to do with actual footwear.
How we say it in English
To stuff oneself
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