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/Sounds like "ah" (as in "art") + "SEHR" (as in "set") + "LAH" (as in "lava") + "peh" (as in "pet") + "LOH" (as in "loan") + "tah" (as in "tar")/
To butter someone up or suck up to them with obvious, shameless flattery in order to get something in return. In Spain, hacer la pelota is almost cartoonish in its transparency: everyone around can see exactly what is happening, but the person receiving it often enjoys it anyway.
“He always butters up the boss and that's exactly how he lands the best projects.”
“Stop sucking up and just tell me what you want directly.”
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To butter someone up or suck up to them with obvious, shameless flattery in order to get something in return. In Spain, hacer la pelota is almost cartoonish in its transparency: everyone around can see exactly what is happening, but the person receiving it often enjoys it anyway.
“He always butters up the boss and that's exactly how he lands the best projects.”
“Stop sucking up and just tell me what you want directly.”
La neta del planeta
A Chicano and Mexican rhyming phrase that doubles down on "la neta" (the truth) with a playful echo. It means the absolute truth, no filters, no half-measures. You use it when you need people to know what follows is real, not rumor or exaggeration. Part of a family of Chicano rhymes that give everyday speech a natural rhythm.