echar balones fuera

Literally, “throw balls outside”.

• IPA^(key): /eˌt͡ʃaɾ baˌlones ˈfweɾa/ [eˌt͡ʃaɾ β̞aˌlo.nes ˈfwe.ɾa]
• Syllabification: e‧char ba‧lo‧nes fue‧ra

echar balones fuera (first-person singular present echo balones fuera, first-person singular preterite eché balones fuera, past participle echado balones fuera)

1. (idiomatic) to dodge the issue

   Synonym: lanzar balones fuera

• “echar, o lanzar, balones fuera”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024