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Create account/Sounds like "ehm" (as in "egg") + "poo" (as in "pool") + "HAHR" (as in "hard") + "EHL" (as in "egg") + "TEE" (as in "tea") + "greh" (as in "grade")/
In Colombia, to take unnecessary risks or stir up trouble for no good reason, pushing your luck into dangerous territory you have no business being in. The person who "empuja el tigre" is provoking consequences they could easily avoid if they just had the sense to walk away.
“Do not push your luck with that guy, he is dangerous.”
“He keeps poking the bear with what he is doing, it is going to end very badly.”
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In Colombia, to take unnecessary risks or stir up trouble for no good reason, pushing your luck into dangerous territory you have no business being in. The person who "empuja el tigre" is provoking consequences they could easily avoid if they just had the sense to walk away.
“Do not push your luck with that guy, he is dangerous.”
“He keeps poking the bear with what he is doing, it is going to end very badly.”
Chiviar
To snitch on someone, sharing compromising information with whoever should not have it. In Colombia, "chiviar" is the classic social betrayal: going to the teacher, the boss, or the principal without warning the group. If someone chivió on you, your trust in them is gone.