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/Sounds like "ehs" (as in "egg") + "TAHR" (as in "tar") + "EHN" (as in "egg") + "kahn" (as in "car") + "DEH" (as in "debt") + "lah" (as in "lava")/
To be in serious trouble, deep in a burning situation with no easy way out. In Puerto Rico and the Caribbean estar en candela means things have caught fire, figuratively speaking.
“He's in deep trouble, he owes money to everyone.”
“If mom finds out what happened, we're done.”
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/Sounds like "ehs" (as in "egg") + "TAHR" (as in "tar") + "EHN" (as in "egg") + "kahn" (as in "car") + "DEH" (as in "debt") + "lah" (as in "lava")/
To be in serious trouble, deep in a burning situation with no easy way out. In Puerto Rico and the Caribbean estar en candela means things have caught fire, figuratively speaking.
“He's in deep trouble, he owes money to everyone.”
“If mom finds out what happened, we're done.”
Coger con el pie cambiado
To catch someone off guard or at a moment of distraction when they were not prepared. The person doing the catching has a clear advantage over whoever got caught flat-footed. Common in Spain.