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/Sounds like "cheem" (as in "cheek") + "BAHR" (as in "bar")/
To cross a body of water or difficult terrain on foot when there's no easier way. In Colombia, chimbar means wading through a stream, canal, or flooded road, getting wet and doing what needs to be done.
“Tuvimos que chimbar el caño para llegar a tiempo.”
“We had to wade through the canal to get there on time.”
“With those rains, crossing the stream on foot is almost mandatory.”
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/Sounds like "cheem" (as in "cheek") + "BAHR" (as in "bar")/
To cross a body of water or difficult terrain on foot when there's no easier way. In Colombia, chimbar means wading through a stream, canal, or flooded road, getting wet and doing what needs to be done.
“Tuvimos que chimbar el caño para llegar a tiempo.”
“We had to wade through the canal to get there on time.”
“With those rains, crossing the stream on foot is almost mandatory.”
No mamar
A Mexican and Chicano expression meaning "don't exaggerate," "don't lie," or "don't go too far." You use it when someone says something hard to believe, asks for too much, or pushes a joke past the limit. Not a heavy insult in Mexico: it's normal pushback between close friends.