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/Sounds like "pah" (as in "park") + "SAHR" (as in "salsa") + "seh" (as in "set") + "DEH" (as in "debt") + "LEES" (as in "lead") + "toh" (as in "toll")/
To try to be too clever or sneaky and have it backfire. The person who pasarse de listo overestimates their own cunning, tries to pull a fast one, and ends up worse off than if they had just been straight from the start. Classic case of outsmarting yourself.
“Se pasó de listo queriendo engañar al jefe y lo terminaron despidiendo.”
“He tried to be too clever by tricking the boss and ended up getting fired.”
“No te pases de listo, a mí no me vas a engañar.”
“Don't try to be cute with me, you're not fooling anyone here.”
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/Sounds like "pah" (as in "park") + "SAHR" (as in "salsa") + "seh" (as in "set") + "DEH" (as in "debt") + "LEES" (as in "lead") + "toh" (as in "toll")/
To try to be too clever or sneaky and have it backfire. The person who pasarse de listo overestimates their own cunning, tries to pull a fast one, and ends up worse off than if they had just been straight from the start. Classic case of outsmarting yourself.
“Se pasó de listo queriendo engañar al jefe y lo terminaron despidiendo.”
“He tried to be too clever by tricking the boss and ended up getting fired.”
“No te pases de listo, a mí no me vas a engañar.”
“Don't try to be cute with me, you're not fooling anyone here.”
Desgraciado
A shameless, reprehensible person who commits harmful or immoral acts without any remorse. Used across Mexico and Central America as a strong insult to call out someone who has crossed a serious moral line, especially when they hurt people close to them or who are vulnerable.