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/Sounds like "DAHR" (as in "dart") + "OON" (as in "Uber") + "PAH" (as in "park") + "soh" (as in "solo") + "EHN" (as in "egg") + "FAHL" (as in "far") + "soh" (as in "solo")/

Meaning

To make a miscalculation or reckless move that worsens everything in an instant. One wrong step can undo months of careful work, and the damage is often harder to repair than the original problem ever was.

Examples

Un paso en falso y pierde el caso.

One misstep and the whole case is lost.

Dio un paso en falso con ese comentario y todo cambió.

He said the wrong thing and everything shifted from that moment on.

In Chile, to reveal your true colors, especially when they turn out to be worse than expected. When someone saca el cobre, the friendly facade drops and you finally see what they are actually made of.