Colombia
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Colombia
All expressions
To pass the buck, to dodge responsibility by pushing it onto someone else. Like tossing a ball to the next person so you do not have to deal with it. Common in Argentina and Uruguay when talking about people who avoid taking ownership of a problem.
An eye for an eye: the principle of taking revenge that exactly matches the harm received. In everyday Spanish it is used to justify payback and getting even, and is the foundation of the idea that justice means suffering equal consequences.
Better late than never: doing something outside of the expected timeframe is still better than not doing it at all. It is the universal justification for the person who shows up last, finishes last, or starts long after everyone else.
Shameless audacity, the ability to do or say something unacceptable without showing any shame, leaving others speechless
In Colombia and Venezuela, a major piece of gossip, important information that arrives unexpectedly and changes the whole scenario. The tubazo is not kept secret, it's spread.