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Mexico
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To be completely fed up, fully saturated with something or someone. Reaching 'hasta el copete' is the absolute limit — the point where you can no longer tolerate anything more.
An open plain or undeveloped land with no buildings. Also used as an adjective for something simple and without pretensions — 'a la pampa' means outdoors and exposed.
To be on cloud nine — in a state of maximum happiness. Reaching the fifth heaven means hitting a level of joy or pleasure that exceeds all expectations.
To take the fall for something you didn't do. Whoever 'pays the duck' carries someone else's guilt without having deserved it — the classic innocent bystander who gets punished.
To notice, realize, or finally become aware of something you hadn't seen before. The moment of darse cuenta can be a small social observation or a life-changing realization — both hit with the same sudden clarity.