Colombia
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Colombia
All expressions
To be unable to compare with someone due to a huge difference in quality, talent, or merit. It's unfair to compare two people with such a large disparity.
To kick the bucket, to die. In Colombia and across Latin America estirar la pata is the dark-humored, matter-of-fact way of saying someone has passed away.
A broke person — someone with no money who is always borrowing from others or showing up to things without being able to contribute. The person who never has their wallet when it counts.
To be unfaithful to one's partner, implying the infidelity will eventually become public knowledge.
In the Caribbean and across the Spanish-speaking world, a silly or naive person who gets fooled easily. One of the mildest insults in the vocabulary — more goofy than genuinely offensive.