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Dar la lata

To be a nuisance / To pester

Idioms & Sayings
Notes & Usage:

Informal. Literally 'to give the tin'. Means to bother, annoy, or pester someone persistently. Common in everyday speech.

See It in Context

Los niños no paran de dar la lata.

The kids won't stop being a nuisance.

—Para de darme la lata con eso. —Bien, no digo nada más.

—Stop pestering me about that. —Fine, I won't say another word.

Siempre da la lata en las reuniones con las mismas preguntas.

He always pesters everyone in meetings with the same questions.