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/Sounds like "mah" (as in "mark") + "TOO" (as in "tool") + "teh" (as in "ten")/
In Colombia, smuggled goods or merchandise of questionable origin that entered the country without going through customs or paying taxes. A matute deal is profitable for those who know the border routes, and the word can also describe anything sketchy or off the books.
“Everything at that stall is contraband, not a single receipt in sight.”
“They bought smuggled goods at the border and resold them as legitimate imports.”
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/Sounds like "mah" (as in "mark") + "TOO" (as in "tool") + "teh" (as in "ten")/
In Colombia, smuggled goods or merchandise of questionable origin that entered the country without going through customs or paying taxes. A matute deal is profitable for those who know the border routes, and the word can also describe anything sketchy or off the books.
“Everything at that stall is contraband, not a single receipt in sight.”
“They bought smuggled goods at the border and resold them as legitimate imports.”
Hacer la cama
To set someone up or conspire against them behind their back. In Argentina, Chile, Spain, and Uruguay, when someone "makes your bed" for you it means they worked behind the scenes to get you removed, discredited, or caught off guard. The metaphor is the trap already laid and waiting.