"sacar el ascua con la mano del gato" meaning in Spanish

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Verb

Forms: saco el ascua con la mano del gato [first-person, present, singular], saqué el ascua con la mano del gato [first-person, preterite, singular], sacado el ascua con la mano del gato [participle, past]
Etymology: Literally, “to take out the embers with the cat's hand”. Etymology templates: {{m-g|to take out the embers with the cat's hand}} “to take out the embers with the cat's hand”, {{lit|to take out the embers with the cat's hand}} Literally, “to take out the embers with the cat's hand” Head templates: {{es-verb}} sacar el ascua con la mano del gato (first-person singular present saco el ascua con la mano del gato, first-person singular preterite saqué el ascua con la mano del gato, past participle sacado el ascua con la mano del gato)
  1. (idiomatic) to get someone else to do one's dirty work Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: sacar el ascua con mano ajena
    Sense id: en-sacar_el_ascua_con_la_mano_del_gato-es-verb-bBeYTZJZ Categories (other): Spanish entries with incorrect language header

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