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/Sounds like "DEH" (as in "debt") + "pahn" (as in "park") + "SAH" (as in "salsa") + "soh" (as in "solo")/
To barely make it in Mexico, scraping through by the smallest margin, especially passing a class or exam with the minimum grade. Like sliding through on your belly with no room to spare.
“I passed math by the skin of my teeth, with a 5.1.”
“We caught the bus just in time, it was already pulling away.”
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To barely make it in Mexico, scraping through by the smallest margin, especially passing a class or exam with the minimum grade. Like sliding through on your belly with no room to spare.
“I passed math by the skin of my teeth, with a 5.1.”
“We caught the bus just in time, it was already pulling away.”
Pringado
A naive, gullible person who always ends up on the losing end. In Spain it's used for someone who gets fooled easily or makes a fool of themselves without even realizing it.