"llevarse el gato al agua" meaning in Spanish

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Verb

Forms: me llevo el gato al agua [first-person, present, singular], me llevé el gato al agua [first-person, preterite, singular], llevado el gato al agua [participle, past]
Etymology: Literally, “bring the cat to the water”. Etymology templates: {{m-g|bring the cat to the water}} “bring the cat to the water”, {{lit|bring the cat to the water}} Literally, “bring the cat to the water” Head templates: {{es-verb}} llevarse el gato al agua (first-person singular present me llevo el gato al agua, first-person singular preterite me llevé el gato al agua, past participle llevado el gato al agua)
  1. (idiomatic) to pull it off (succeed) Tags: idiomatic Related terms: poner una pica en Flandes
    Sense id: en-llevarse_el_gato_al_agua-es-verb-8AuCS4~z Categories (other): Spanish entries with incorrect language header

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