Mexico
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Mexico
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Tangled up in problems, drama or a messy relationship. In Mexico an enredado is someone deep in a complicated situation they can't easily get out of.
To be at a hundred percent, fully energized, in peak form. In Mexico estar al cien means you're firing on all cylinders — physically, mentally, emotionally ready.
Secondhand embarrassment, the cringe you feel watching someone make a fool of themselves. In Central America corte hits hardest when it's someone you know doing the embarrassing thing.
To foot the bill, pay for everyone. In Mexico 'veinte' (twenty) became slang for cash, so cargar el veinte means you're the one picking up the tab.
Between a rock and a hard place — caught in an impossible situation where every choice brings consequences. The sword on one side, the wall on the other — there's no comfortable exit.