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Create account/Sounds like "LYAHR" + "EHL" (as in "egg") + "peh" (as in "pet") + "TAH" (as in "tar") + "teh" (as in "ten")/
In Mexico, to shut something down permanently or to die. From "petate," a palm mat that was rolled up for travel. When something "lia el petate," it's done and not coming back.
“That business folded after the pandemic, it just couldn't survive.”
“If the numbers don't improve, this project is going to shut down in January.”
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In Mexico, to shut something down permanently or to die. From "petate," a palm mat that was rolled up for travel. When something "lia el petate," it's done and not coming back.
“That business folded after the pandemic, it just couldn't survive.”
“If the numbers don't improve, this project is going to shut down in January.”
Safo
A shout of immunity that gets you out of doing something nobody wants to do. In Mexico, the first person to yell "¡Safo!" is automatically exempt from the task. Works for errands, cleaning, paying, or any chore where someone has to take one for the team. Speed is everything.