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What does “Ponerse las botas” mean?

SpanishFood and drinkInformal

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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