pagar el pato in Spanish

IPA: /paˌɡaɾ el ˈpato/, [paˌɣ̞aɾ el ˈpa.t̪o] Forms: pago el pato [first-person, present, singular], pagué el pato [first-person, preterite, singular], pagado el pato [participle, past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: Literally, “to pay the duck”. Etymology templates: {{m-g|to pay the duck}} “to pay the duck”, {{lit|to pay the duck}} Literally, “to pay the duck” Head templates: {{es-verb}} pagar el pato (first-person singular present pago el pato, first-person singular preterite pagué el pato, past participle pagado el pato)

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        "to bear the brunt; to take the rap"
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        "(idiomatic) to bear the brunt; to take the rap"
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      "ipa": "/paˌɡaɾ el ˈpato/"
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    {
      "ipa": "[paˌɣ̞aɾ el ˈpa.t̪o]"
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      "args": {
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        "1": "to pay the duck"
      },
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  ],
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    {
      "form": "pago el pato",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "present",
        "singular"
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      "form": "pagué el pato",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "preterite",
        "singular"
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        "past"
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        "(idiomatic) to bear the brunt; to take the rap"
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    {
      "ipa": "/paˌɡaɾ el ˈpato/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[paˌɣ̞aɾ el ˈpa.t̪o]"
    }
  ],
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"pagar el pato" meaning in Spanish

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