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Mero
/Sounds like "MEH" (as in "met") + "roh" (as in "row")/
A Mexican word with a thousand uses: 'exactly,' 'the real one,' 'right here,' 'the boss,' or just emphasis. Context is everything, 'el mero mero' means the top dog, 'ya mero' means almost.
“We're almost there, just two more minutes.”
“He's the real boss around here.”
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Mero
/Sounds like "MEH" (as in "met") + "roh" (as in "row")/
A Mexican word with a thousand uses: 'exactly,' 'the real one,' 'right here,' 'the boss,' or just emphasis. Context is everything, 'el mero mero' means the top dog, 'ya mero' means almost.
“We're almost there, just two more minutes.”
“He's the real boss around here.”
Estar hasta el cuello
To be neck-deep in a problem, debt, or overwhelming situation with no easy way out. The more you try to get free, the more it pulls you under. Used widely across Spain and Latin America for work overload, debt, or any situation that has fully taken over your life.