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Bandera de Chile

/IR-se al CHAN-cho/

To go overboard, lose control, or completely exceed all reasonable limits. In Chile when someone goes al chancho they've blown past every acceptable boundary in the situation.

Example

"He went overboard with the food and felt sick afterwards."

"You went too far with that comment, it was way too much."

Regional synonyms:

Platillo mexicano hecho con tortilla frita bañada en salsa verde o roja, con crema, queso y cebolla. Son la cura oficial de la cruda en México y el desayuno perfecto después de una noche de fiesta.