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/Sounds like "meh" (as in "met") + "TEHR" (as in "ten") + "seh" (as in "set") + "EHN" (as in "egg") + "SOOS" (as in "soup") + "TREH" (as in "tread") + "seh" (as in "set")/

Meaning

To dig in stubbornly on a position and refuse to budge, even when everyone around you has solid arguments against it. In Mexico and Guatemala, whoever se mete en sus trece has made up their mind and no amount of reasoning will change it.

Examples

Se metió en sus trece y rechazó el presupuesto aunque todos lo apoyaban.

He dug his heels in and rejected the budget even though everyone backed it.

Para de meterte en tus trece y revisa bien la propuesta.

Stop being so stubborn and take a proper look at the proposal.

In Argentina, to make out and get physically close with someone at a party, with kissing and touching but without going any further. The name comes from "franela," a soft cloth used for polishing, evoking that slow, prolonged physical contact. It sits right between flirting and actually hooking up.