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/Sounds like "meh" (as in "met") + "TEHR" (as in "ten") + "EHL" (as in "egg") + "KOH" (as in "coat") + "breh" (as in "bread")/

Meaning

In Chile, to give absolutely everything you have and hold nothing back. When you metes el cobre, you go all in: maximum effort, no excuses, and it shows in the result.

Examples

He gave it everything on that exam and got a perfect score.

We have to go all out if we want to win this game.

Regional synonyms
Bandera de México
Bandera de Colombia
Arrástrate

Used to describe someone who was left stunned, embarrassed, or completely speechless by a situation. When you say "quedó" about someone, you're saying life emotionally slapped them and they had no idea how to react. Third-person version of the quedé/quedaste family in Mexican slang.