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/Sounds like "AH" (as in "art") + "OH" (as in "oh") + "trah" (as in "tract") + "KOH" (as in "coat") + "sah" (as in "salsa") + "mah" (as in "mark") + "ree" (as in "reed") + "POH" (as in "port") + "sah" (as in "salsa")/

Meaning

In Spain, a breezy phrase for closing a topic and moving on without dwelling on it. Once something is done, settled, or simply over, you say "a otra cosa mariposa" and that is the end of the discussion. Upbeat, definitive, and no-nonsense.

Examples

Ya firmaron el acuerdo, a otra cosa mariposa.

They signed the deal, now let's move on.

Que no salió como esperabas, a otra cosa mariposa, hay más oportunidades.

It didn't go as planned, but that's that, there are plenty more chances ahead.

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Regional synonyms
Bandera de México
Ya estuvo

To chat in a fun, chill, relaxed way with friends, cracking jokes and laughing without taking anything seriously. In Mexico it's the verb for those informal conversations where humor flows and nobody's in a rush.