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/Sounds like "ehn" (as in "egg") + "TRAHR" (as in "tract") + "AHL" (as in "art") + "TRAH" (as in "tract") + "poh" (as in "port")/
To take the bait and react exactly as the provocateur intended, falling right into their trap. The expression comes from bullfighting, where the bull charges the cape without being able to stop itself. In Argentina, Uruguay, and Chile, if you "entras al trapo," you let someone push your buttons.
“Entró al trapo con el comentario y se armó la pelea.”
“He took the bait on that comment and a whole fight broke out.”
“No entres al trapo, eso es exactamente lo que busca.”
“Don't take the bait, that is exactly what they want you to do.”
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To take the bait and react exactly as the provocateur intended, falling right into their trap. The expression comes from bullfighting, where the bull charges the cape without being able to stop itself. In Argentina, Uruguay, and Chile, if you "entras al trapo," you let someone push your buttons.
“Entró al trapo con el comentario y se armó la pelea.”
“He took the bait on that comment and a whole fight broke out.”
“No entres al trapo, eso es exactamente lo que busca.”
“Don't take the bait, that is exactly what they want you to do.”
Afano
A rip-off or a situation where you feel cheated or massively overcharged. In Argentina, afano (from the verb afanar, to steal) is the word for when a price or deal is so unfair it feels like someone reached into your pocket.