No dejar meter baza a

[poli]

Means no to let him/her get a word in edgewise.

Is this an internationally understood phrase, or Spain-specific?

[AngelicaDeAlquezar]

Not heard in Mexico.

[poli]

Thank for the information. Is there a figurative term for this in Mexico?

[aleCcowaN]

"no meter baza" and "no dejar meter baza" are normal terms in Argentina, though you have to have a "medium size" lexicon to know it and use it.

You can say "no le dejó decir pío", "no le dejó decir ni mu", or "no le dejó abrir la boca".

[ROBINDESBOIS]

Common in SPain too.

[AngelicaDeAlquezar]

Thank for the information. Is there a figurative term for this in Mexico?

No lo dejaron ni hablar.
No pudo decir ni pío.
Nadie le pidió su opinión. (Meaning rather that they didn't even let him say a word.)


"Meter la/su cuchara" is a related expression in the sense of someone who intervenes or expresses an opinion on something. => No lo dejaron meter su cuchara.

[chileno]

En Chile "(no) meter Baza = (no) meter cuchara" y se usan las dos.