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las patas de atrás

English translation: back to front/upside down


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Spanish term or phrase:las patas de atrás
English translation:back to front/upside down
Entered by: Edward Tully
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16:02 Aug 20, 2011
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Spanish term or phrase: las patas de atrás
The title of a Spanish newspaper's economics blog post, the full title is Liberalismo con las patas de atras. It is criticising current liberal economic policy.

Many thanks!
Camden Luxford
Peru
Local time: 00:31
back to front/upside down
Explanation:
Meaning a mess, something badly organized.

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Note added at 46 mins (2011-08-20 16:48:56 GMT)
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You could use "liberalism gone mad" too!
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Edward Tully
Local time: 07:31
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4back to front/upside down
Edward Tully
3to do a botch job
claudia16


  

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back to front/upside down


Explanation:
Meaning a mess, something badly organized.

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Note added at 46 mins (2011-08-20 16:48:56 GMT)
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You could use "liberalism gone mad" too!

Edward Tully
Local time: 07:31
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 40
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to do a botch job


Explanation:
to do a job badly , shoddy, sloppy

claudia16
Local time: 06:31
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