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/Sounds like the English word "no" (same pronunciation) + "DAHR" (as in "dart") + "PYEH" + "KOHN" (as in "coat") + "BOH" (as in "boat") + "lah" (as in "lava")/
To screw everything up, to not get a single thing right. This expression comes from soccer, describing someone who can't even kick the ball properly, and it is used for any situation where absolutely nothing is going your way. Whether it's a bad day at work, a disastrous exam, or fumbling through a conversation, "no dar pie con bola" means you are completely off your game. Common across Spain and Latin America.
“I can't get anything right today, everything is going wrong.”
“I totally bombed the exam.”
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/Sounds like the English word "no" (same pronunciation) + "DAHR" (as in "dart") + "PYEH" + "KOHN" (as in "coat") + "BOH" (as in "boat") + "lah" (as in "lava")/
To screw everything up, to not get a single thing right. This expression comes from soccer, describing someone who can't even kick the ball properly, and it is used for any situation where absolutely nothing is going your way. Whether it's a bad day at work, a disastrous exam, or fumbling through a conversation, "no dar pie con bola" means you are completely off your game. Common across Spain and Latin America.
“I can't get anything right today, everything is going wrong.”
“I totally bombed the exam.”
Pulpería
A neighborhood shop or general store in Costa Rica and Venezuela where you buy essentials and catch up on gossip. It's a lifelong community meeting point, more than a business, it's a social institution.