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/Sounds like "ehs" (as in "egg") + "TAHR" (as in "tar") + "EHN" (as in "egg") + "LOHS" (as in "loan") + "WEH" (as in "west") + "sohs" (as in "solo")/

Meaning

To be extremely thin, visibly underweight to the point where your bones show. In Argentina and Uruguay the phrase describes a stark physical state caused by illness, severe dieting, or hard times.

Examples

He came back from his illness skin and bones, I saw him and got very worried.

She's been nothing but bones since she started that strict diet.

Regional synonyms
Bandera de Venezuela
Bandera de Puerto Rico
Bacalao
Bandera de Cuba
Tasajo

An expression telling someone to give absolutely everything they have to get what they want, no excuses and no holding back. Literally means "drag yourself" which captures the idea: push yourself to the limit, crawl if you have to, but get it done. Used in Mexico and Colombia to motivate someone to go all in.