/Sounds like "al" + "lo" (as in "loco") + "teh"/
Without a care in the world, completely unbothered, treating something with total indifference in Chile. To leave something 'al lote' means to ignore it entirely as if it didn't exist, with a level of carelessness that's almost impressive. It's the Chilean way of saying someone just doesn't give a damn.
"Le dije que estudiara y me dejó al lote. -> I told him to study and he completely ignored me."
"Dejó todo al lote y se fue de viaje, ni avisó. -> He left everything hanging and took off on a trip without even telling anyone."
/Sounds like "al" + "lo" (as in "loco") + "teh"/
Without a care in the world, completely unbothered, treating something with total indifference in Chile. To leave something 'al lote' means to ignore it entirely as if it didn't exist, with a level of carelessness that's almost impressive. It's the Chilean way of saying someone just doesn't give a damn.
"Le dije que estudiara y me dejó al lote. -> I told him to study and he completely ignored me."
"Dejó todo al lote y se fue de viaje, ni avisó. -> He left everything hanging and took off on a trip without even telling anyone."
A falta de pan, tortillas
Cuando no tienes lo ideal, te conformas con lo que hay disponible y le sacas provecho. El ingenio mexicano resumido en una frase que celebra la capacidad de resolver con lo que tengas a la mano.