"pintar la mona" meaning in Spanish

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Verb

Forms: pinto la mona [first-person, present, singular], pinté la mona [first-person, preterite, singular], pintado la mona [participle, past]
Etymology: Literally, “to paint the monkey”. Etymology templates: {{m-g|to paint the monkey}} “to paint the monkey”, {{lit|to paint the monkey}} Literally, “to paint the monkey” Head templates: {{es-verb}} pintar la mona (first-person singular present pinto la mona, first-person singular preterite pinté la mona, past participle pintado la mona)
  1. (idiomatic) to do bugger all; to do jack shit Tags: idiomatic Related terms: dormir la mona, pintamonas
    Sense id: en-pintar_la_mona-es-verb-VvqeAmLG Categories (other): Spanish entries with incorrect language header

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