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/Sounds like "choo" (as in "choose") + "PAHR" (as in "park") + "DEHL" (as in "debt") + "BOH" (as in "boat") + "teh" (as in "ten")/
To leech off shared resources or public funds without contributing anything. In Spain, chupar del bote imagines draining a communal pot: the politicians and career bureaucrats who help themselves to public money while doing nothing useful are the most common targets of this phrase.
“That politician has been living off public funds for years.”
“Don't complain about the system if all you do is leech off it.”
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To leech off shared resources or public funds without contributing anything. In Spain, chupar del bote imagines draining a communal pot: the politicians and career bureaucrats who help themselves to public money while doing nothing useful are the most common targets of this phrase.
“That politician has been living off public funds for years.”
“Don't complain about the system if all you do is leech off it.”
Darle vuelta
To beat around the bush, to avoid getting to the point. In Mexico, Guatemala, and Honduras, darle vuelta describes someone who dances around a topic instead of addressing it directly, usually to dodge an uncomfortable question or conversation.