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Spanish
Etymology
Literally, “to eat with potatoes”.
Verb
comerse con patatas (first-person singular present me como con patatas, first-person singular preterite me comí con patatas, past participle comido con patatas)
- (transitive, Spain, colloquial, derogatory) to be stuck with (something unwanted) with no way to get rid of it
Van a tener que comerse con patatas sus productos.- They're going to end up stuck with their products .
- (Spain, colloquial) to find something to be very cute, "I could just eat you up"
Qué michi más bonito. Me lo como con patatas.- What a cute kitty-cat. I could just eat him up.
Usage notes
- The first meaning is frequently used with tener que, expressing an unpleasant obligation.
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