ponerle el cascabel al gato

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Spanish

Etymology

Literally, to put the cascabel on the cat, where cascabel is a jingle bell or rattle.

Verb

ponerle el cascabel al gato (first-person singular present le pongo el cascabel al gato, first-person singular preterite le puse el cascabel al gato, past participle le puesto el cascabel al gato)

  1. (idiomatic) to bell the cat