Everyday life / Phrases
Dar la lata
To pester someone or keep bothering them. Think one request, repeated seventeen times.
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01To pester, nag, or cause ongoing annoyance.
A tiny phrase captures the universal feeling of being asked one too many times.
Hear it in everyday life
No me des la lata, ya voy.
Stop pestering me. I'm coming.
Los vecinos dieron la lata con la música toda la noche.
The neighbors bothered us with their music all night.
Perdón por dar tanta lata con el horario.
Sorry for pestering you so much about the schedule.
Make it yours
Tell someone: "Stop pestering me. I already said yes."