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/Sounds like "EER" (as in "eagle") + "seh" (as in "set") + "AHL" (as in "art") + "MAH" (as in "mark") + "soh" (as in "solo")/

Meaning

To drop out or walk away from a situation you no longer want to be part of. From the card game metaphor: when you fold, you are out and nobody can make you play a hand you do not want. Used in Argentina to mean quitting a conversation, group, or commitment.

Examples

I checked out of that meeting halfway through, it was a complete waste of time.

If you do not like how things are going, just walk away.

Regional synonyms

To cram intensively right before an exam in Mexico and Argentina, cramming all the material at once after leaving it until the last minute. The academic emergency move: desperation study and a prayer that your brain absorbs enough.