banana peel

• Cáscara de plátano, usada a menudo en sentido figurado para referirse a algo que causa un resbalón repentino o un problema inesperado.

The skin of a banana, often used figuratively to refer to something that causes a sudden slip or unexpected problem.

1. Literal meaningA1formal

   The outer skin of a banana fruit, typically yellow when ripe.

   Cáscara de plátano

   • He slipped on a banana peel left on the sidewalk.
   • She threw the banana peel into the compost bin.
   • The monkey carefully peeled the banana and ate the fruit.

2. Figurative meaningB2informal

   A situation that causes an unexpected problem or embarrassment, often due to carelessness.

   resbalón inesperado

   • The politician's comment was a banana peel in his campaign.
   • His lack of preparation was a banana peel during the interview.
   • The project hit a banana peel when the funding was cut.