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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

Something or someone of poor quality, ugly, or without value in the Dominican Republic. Maco describes anything that looks cheap, badly made, or just plain bad, and everyone can see it from a distance.