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/Sounds like "ahn" (as in "art") + "DAHR" (as in "dart") + "DEH" (as in "debt") + "NAHL" (as in "nacho") + "gahs" (as in "garden")/

Meaning

To be in a really rough spot, whether financially broke or just having a terrible stretch of bad luck. In Mexico, andar de nalgas paints a vivid picture of someone stumbling through life on their backside.

Examples

This month we're really strapped for cash.

Since he lost his job, he's been going through a rough patch.

To be romantically hooked on someone you cannot get out of your head, even when you know you should move on. Your heart stays attached long after your brain has told you it is not going anywhere. Used across Argentina, Chile, Spain, and Mexico for that helpless feeling of still being hung up on someone.