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/Sounds like "AH" (as in "art") + "FAHL" (as in "far") + "tah" (as in "tar") + "DEH" (as in "debt") + "PAHN" (as in "park") + "tohr" (as in "toll") + "TEE" (as in "tea") + "yahs" (as in "yard")/

Meaning

When you don't have the ideal thing, you make do with what's available and make it work. Mexican ingenuity summed up in a phrase that celebrates the ability to figure things out with whatever you've got.

Examples

No beer but there's tequila, when there's no bread, there's tortillas.

We don't have the budget but we'll make it work.

Regional synonyms

A classic Chilean fresh salsa made with cilantro, onion, green chili, and tomato, dressed with oil and lemon juice. It goes on everything: bread, grilled meat, cazuela stew. No Chilean cookout is complete without it.