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No dejar meter baza a

poli	February 02, 2012 08:34 AM

No dejar meter baza a

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

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

AngelicaDeAlquezar

February 02, 2012 09:48 AM

Not heard in Mexico.

poli	February 02, 2012 10:08 AM

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

aleCcowaN

February 02, 2012 11:31 AM

"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

February 02, 2012 12:28 PM

Common in SPain too.

AngelicaDeAlquezar

February 02, 2012 08:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by poli (Post 121599)

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

February 02, 2012 08:48 PM

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

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