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Create account/Sounds like "AHL" (as in "art") + "koh" (as in "coat") + "EH" (as in "egg") + "teh" (as in "ten")/
For nothing, in vain, without any result whatsoever. From Argentine lunfardo, possibly from Italian "al cazzo." When effort goes "al cohete," you put in the time, the work, or the wait, and got absolutely nothing back for it.
“I waited two hours for absolutely nothing, they cancelled everything without any warning.”
“All that work was for nothing, they rejected it without even looking at it.”
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For nothing, in vain, without any result whatsoever. From Argentine lunfardo, possibly from Italian "al cazzo." When effort goes "al cohete," you put in the time, the work, or the wait, and got absolutely nothing back for it.
“I waited two hours for absolutely nothing, they cancelled everything without any warning.”
“All that work was for nothing, they rejected it without even looking at it.”
Dar en el blanco
To hit the mark exactly, to say or do precisely what the situation called for. In Argentina, Chile, and Uruguay, dar en el blanco is the compliment for someone who identified the right answer, solution, or observation with zero error margin.