Colombia
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Colombia
All expressions
To put on slippers and enter a state of complete relaxation at home. In Colombia, enchanclarse is a sign that you've arrived at your territory: the formal day is over and your personal time has begun.
An expression meaning stay alert, pay attention, wake up and stop being distracted. In Colombia and Ecuador it's the standard way to tell someone to get sharp before something happens.
Homework assigned to do at home — the universal nightmare of every Latin American student since elementary school. It's that obligation you procrastinate until the absolute last minute without exception.
Curly, tangled, or super voluminous hair that refuses to be tamed. In Colombia and Ecuador, "motoso" describes that wild, untamed hair that has a mind of its own, the kind you wake up with after sleeping on it wet and no amount of brushing will fix it.
Intense rage and uncontrollable fury that hits you when something deeply pisses you off and you just can't hold back. In Venezuela, arrechera raises your blood pressure, makes you see red, and can make you say things you shouldn't.