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/Sounds like "yeh" (as in "yes") + "BAHR" (as in "bar") + "seh" (as in "set") + "EHL" (as in "egg") + "GAH" (as in "garden") + "toh" (as in "toll") + "AHL" (as in "art") + "AH" (as in "art") + "gwah" (as in "Guam")/

Meaning

To pull off a win in a competitive or difficult situation when others were also trying. In Spain this phrase marks the definitive achievement in a negotiation or dispute: the person who "llevarse el gato al agua" is the one who walks away with the prize.

Examples

In the end she was the one who pulled it off in the negotiation.

He won it all with a proposal nobody saw coming.

Regional synonyms

An indigenous woman who wears the traditional pollera skirt and keeps ancestral customs alive. Can be a respectful term celebrating cultural identity, or derogatory depending on the tone and intent of who says it.