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/Sounds like "DAHR" (as in "dart") + "leh" (as in "let") + "LAH" (as in "lava") + "BWEHL" + "tah" (as in "tar") + "AH" (as in "art") + "LAH" (as in "lava") + "tohr" (as in "toll") + "TEE" (as in "tea") + "yah" (as in "yard")/

Meaning

In Spain and Mexico, to completely flip a situation around, turning a loss into a win when everything seemed to be going against you. It is the ultimate comeback: the team down two goals in the second half, the negotiation that looked dead until it wasn't.

Examples

They completely turned it around in the second half.

Nobody expected the tables to turn like that.

Regional synonyms

To give someone a single ring on their phone so they call back and spend their own credit. In Mexico, where prepaid phones are the norm, toquear is the universal hack: one buzz means "I'm here" or "call me back," and everyone understands. No credit wasted.