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no dar pie con bola

to get it wrong repeatedly

Idioms & Sayings

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Hoy no doy pie con bola, todo me sale mal.

Today I can't get anything right, everything is going wrong for me.

—¿Cómo va el proyecto? —Fatal, no damos pie con bola.

—How's the project going? —Terribly, we keep getting it wrong.

Desde que llegó, no da pie con bola en su nuevo puesto.

Since he arrived, he can't get anything right in his new position.