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/Sounds like the English word "pat" + "eh" (as in "egg") + "AHR" (as in "art") + "EHL" (as in "egg") + "tah" (as in "tar") + "BLEH" (as in "blend") + "roh" (as in "row")/
To completely upend the rules or the established order, usually abruptly. In Argentina and Uruguay, patear el tablero means blowing up what was agreed in order to start fresh, flipping the whole board over when a process has stalled or when someone decides the current setup simply is not working.
“The new director flipped everything and restructured the whole team in a week.”
“Sometimes upending everything is the only way out when nothing is moving forward.”
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To completely upend the rules or the established order, usually abruptly. In Argentina and Uruguay, patear el tablero means blowing up what was agreed in order to start fresh, flipping the whole board over when a process has stalled or when someone decides the current setup simply is not working.
“The new director flipped everything and restructured the whole team in a week.”
“Sometimes upending everything is the only way out when nothing is moving forward.”
Más vale tarde que nunca
Better late than never: doing something outside of the expected timeframe is still better than not doing it at all. It is the universal justification for the person who shows up last, finishes last, or starts long after everyone else.