"tirar la caña" meaning in Spanish

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Verb

Forms: tiro la caña [first-person, present, singular], tiré la caña [first-person, preterite, singular], tirado la caña [participle, past]
Etymology: Literally, “to pull in the [fishing] rod” Etymology templates: {{m-g|to pull in the 􂀿fishing􂁀 rod}} “to pull in the [fishing] rod”, {{lit|to pull in the 􂀿fishing􂁀 rod}} Literally, “to pull in the [fishing] rod” Head templates: {{es-verb}} tirar la caña (first-person singular present tiro la caña, first-person singular preterite tiré la caña, past participle tirado la caña)
  1. (idiomatic) to fish for compliments Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-tirar_la_caña-es-verb-~wDTMIU8 Categories (other): Spanish entries with incorrect language header

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