Mexico
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Mexico
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To take advantage of an opportunity to grow, thrive, or improve one's situation. When you take flight, you leave your current circumstances behind and move towards something better.
To initiate something that was stalled or to take the first step in activating a project or situation that wasn't moving forward. Sometimes, a little push is needed to get things started.
Perfectly executed, flawless, at its absolute peak. If something is on fleek or just fleek, every detail is exactly right — it entered popular culture through social media and stuck across generations.
A shortened version of the proverb that warns people to always be alert and take advantage of opportunities, or they will be lost, highlighting the importance of being proactive and vigilant in life.
In Mexico, tejocote refers to a small, hard, and sour winter fruit typically found during the Christmas season. However, colloquially, someone who is tejocote is stubborn, difficult to convince, and refuses to give in to anything.