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/Sounds like "ehs" (as in "egg") + "TAHR" (as in "tar") + "EHN" (as in "egg") + "LAHS" (as in "lava") + "OOL" (as in "Uber") + "tee" (as in "tea") + "mahs" (as in "mark")/

Meaning

To be running on empty, nearly out of something: money, energy, patience, or health. The absolute final limit where there is nothing left to give. Used across most of the Spanish-speaking world.

Examples

My phone is on its last legs, it is at two percent battery.

I am completely done with this project, I cannot take it anymore.

Regional synonyms
Bandera de Cuba
Escachao

A phrase of calm resignation used across Spanish-speaking countries to accept something bad that cannot be changed and move on without overthinking it. Borrowed directly from English.