echar pata

A colloquial, mainly Latin American expression, usually meaning to go on foot or to hang around, depending on the country. Informal; only echar is conjugated (echamos pata).

• Nos fuimos echando pata hasta el centro. — We went on foot to the town center.
• Echaron pata toda la tarde. — They spent the whole afternoon out and about.
• Hoy toca echar pata. — Today we're walking.

Assuming one meaning everywhere. In Spain the phrase is not standard; there, ir andando or andar are the safe choices.

Often confused with andar.