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ir por lana y volver trasquilado. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word
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ir por lana y volver trasquilado in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word
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Spanish
Etymology
Literally, “go for wool and come back shorn/sheared”.
Verb
ir por lana y volver trasquilado (first-person singular present voy por lana y vuelvo trasquilado, first-person singular preterite fui por lana y volví trasquilado, past participle ido por lana y vuelto trasquilado)
- (idiomatic) to backfire (to fail in a manner that brings down further misfortune)
- Synonym: salir el tiro por la culata
- (idiomatic) hoist by one's own petard
- (idiomatic) to get more than one bargained for