comerse con patatas

Meanings

Verb

1. to be stuck with (something unwanted) with no way to get rid of it (transitive, Spain, colloquial, derogatory)

2. to find something to be very cute, "I could just eat you up" (Spain, colloquial)

3. to wipe the floor with someone (Spain, colloquial)

4. to put up with something, to cope with something, to endure (Spain, colloquial)

Examples2

Van a tener que comerse con patatas sus productos.

They're going to end up stuck with their products [and no way to sell them].

Mi abogado acaba de comerse con patatas al fiscal.

My lawyer has just wiped the floor with the prosecutor.