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/Sounds like "mahn" (as in "mark") + "YAHR" (as in "yard") + "seh" (as in "set")/

Meaning

In Peru, to catch on to what is happening, especially when someone is trying to deceive you. Borrowed from Rioplatense lunfardo, it took on a reflexive form in Peru with the extra meaning of seeing through a trick before it lands.

Examples

I already caught on to what those two are doing.

She saw through the trick and their whole story stopped working.

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Regional synonyms

In Colombia, to rope someone into a project, commitment, or situation they cannot easily get out of. It happens when someone agrees to something without fully understanding what they are getting themselves into.