To wash the dirty dishes with water, soap, and a sponge after eating. It's the household chore absolutely nobody wants to do and that generates more family arguments than any other topic at home.

An extra payment you receive in December as a mandatory Christmas bonus required by law in several Latin American countries. It's the boss's gift that saves your holidays, Christmas presents, and the year's accumulated debts.

To overthink obsessively, turn a topic over in your head, or plan compulsively until you're mentally exhausted. It's the Argentine brain in turbo mode that won't stop analyzing, scheming, and anticipating scenarios.

El descanso de 15 minutos entre los dos tiempos de un partido de fútbol. En México el medio tiempo es sagrado: es cuando alguien corre a la cocina, todos dan su análisis táctico y el que no tiene cerveza va por ella.