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/Sounds like "kah" (as in "car") + "EHR" (as in "egg") + "seh" (as in "set") + "EHL" (as in "egg") + "BAYN" (as in "bay") + "teh" (as in "ten")/

Meaning

To finally understand something that should have been obvious a long time ago. From the old coin-operated phones where it sometimes took a moment for the coin to drop, that delayed 'aha' moment is universal Mexican experience.

Examples

He finally realized they'd been using him.

It finally hit me that I'd been lied to from the start.

Regional synonyms
Bandera de Colombia
Darse color

A playful, affectionate insult in Spain for calling someone a fool without real malice, a contraction of "tonto del haba." Tossed between friends almost warmly.