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/Sounds like "ehs" (as in "egg") + "TAHR" (as in "tar") + "MAHS" (as in "mark") + "pehr" (as in "pet") + "DEE" (as in "deep") + "doh" (as in "door") + "KEH" (as in "kept") + "EHL" (as in "egg") + "BAHR" (as in "bar") + "koh" (as in "coat") + "DEHL" (as in "debt") + "ah" (as in "art") + "RROHZ"/

Meaning

To be completely and hopelessly lost, with no idea where you are or what is going on. This Spanish expression references a ship carrying rice that got totally lost at sea: totally disoriented, zero bearings, no clue.

Examples

Sin GPS está más perdido que el barco del arroz en esa ciudad.

Without GPS he is completely lost in that city.

En la reunión de presupuestos estaba más perdido que el barco del arroz.

In the budget meeting he had absolutely no idea what was going on.

Regional synonyms

To drink alcohol, the most visual expression for knocking back drinks. The image is perfect: raising your elbow to pour the drink in, and whoever empina el codo too much is the official drunk at every gathering.