Chile
All expressions
Chile
All expressions
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.
Extremely messy, dirty, or in complete chaos. In Chile a place that's un pajar has no possible order. Also used for someone whose head is full of confusion and can't think straight.
To exasperate, to make someone lose their patience or drive them crazy. In the Southern Cone, when someone drives you crazy, you can no longer control yourself.