echar el anzuelo

Literally, “to throw (in) the (fishing) hook”.

• IPA^(key): /eˌt͡ʃaɾ el anˈθwelo/ [eˌt͡ʃaɾ el ãn̟ˈθwe.lo] (Spain)
• IPA^(key): /eˌt͡ʃaɾ el anˈswelo/ [eˌt͡ʃaɾ el ãnˈswe.lo] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Syllabification: e‧char el an‧zue‧lo

echar el anzuelo (first-person singular present echo el anzuelo, first-person singular preterite eché el anzuelo, past participle echado el anzuelo)

1. (idiomatic) to lay the bait

• “echar el anzuelo”, 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