To be at the peak of happiness, completely content and worry-free. In the Southern Cone, being in the seventh heaven is a state of total bliss, with everything perfect and no desire to come down.

To have someone on your mind or to dislike someone intensely. In Southern Cone countries, if someone has you between their eyebrows, they won't easily forget you, for better or for worse.

To treat yourself to something special or normally out of reach. In the Southern Cone darse el lujo can be genuinely positive — allowing yourself something good — or ironic, spending on what you really can't afford.

A person with no resources, extremely poor, or someone who pretends to have more than they do. In the Río de la Plata region, 'muerto de hambre' is a criticism questioning someone's ability to achieve their aspirations.