perder el último tren

Spanish

Etymology

Literally, "miss the last train"

Verb

perder el último tren (first-person singular present pierdo el último tren, first-person singular preterite perdí el último tren, past participle perdido el último tren)

1. (idiomatic) to miss the boat

Further reading

• “perder el último tren”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10