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/Sounds like "ah" (as in "art") + "SEHR" (as in "set") + "LAH" (as in "lava") + "KAH" (as in "car") + "mah" (as in "mark")/

Meaning

To set someone up or conspire against them behind their back. In Argentina, Chile, Spain, and Uruguay, when someone "makes your bed" for you it means they worked behind the scenes to get you removed, discredited, or caught off guard. The metaphor is the trap already laid and waiting.

Examples

They conspired to take out the director and she never saw it coming.

Watch out for that guy, he has a reputation for stabbing his own teammates in the back.

Regional synonyms
Bandera de Puerto Rico
Amangualar

Amazing, fantastic, top notch. "A todo dar" is Mexico's enthusiastic stamp of approval for anything that delivered, from a party to street tacos to a night out. The highest compliment for something that did not disappoint at all.