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Bandera de Argentina

/a las pa-TA-das/

Very badly, chaotically, and without any order whatsoever. In Argentina when something goes 'a las patadas' it went terribly and there's no fixing it. Can also mean doing something hastily and sloppily.

Example

"The match went terribly, we didn't play at all."

"I did the report in a rush and it shows."

Regional synonyms:

Cerveza de tamaño grande, generalmente de un litro, que se comparte entre amigos en la banqueta. La caguama es la cerveza del pueblo mexicano: barata, rendidora y social.