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/Sounds like "peh" (as in "pet") + "ROHL" (as in "row")/
An old, beat-up car that is barely holding together. In Venezuela and Colombia, "perol" is used with affectionate mockery for the vehicle that miraculously still starts, leaks oil, sounds like it is arguing with the road, but somehow always gets you where you are going.
“He went on a road trip in that old clunker and miraculously made it.”
“My junker of a car still starts every morning, no complaints.”
/Sounds like "peh" (as in "pet") + "ROHL" (as in "row")/
An old, beat-up car that barely runs, stalls on its own, and makes weird noises. In Venezuela, a 'perol' is that car that should be in the junkyard.
“He's still driving that perol that stalls every five minutes.”
“Sell that perol and get yourself something decent.”
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/Sounds like "peh" (as in "pet") + "ROHL" (as in "row")/
An old, beat-up car that is barely holding together. In Venezuela and Colombia, "perol" is used with affectionate mockery for the vehicle that miraculously still starts, leaks oil, sounds like it is arguing with the road, but somehow always gets you where you are going.
“He went on a road trip in that old clunker and miraculously made it.”
“My junker of a car still starts every morning, no complaints.”
/Sounds like "peh" (as in "pet") + "ROHL" (as in "row")/
An old, beat-up car that barely runs, stalls on its own, and makes weird noises. In Venezuela, a 'perol' is that car that should be in the junkyard.
“He's still driving that perol that stalls every five minutes.”
“Sell that perol and get yourself something decent.”
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Estar hasta el cuello
To be neck-deep in a problem, debt, or overwhelming situation with no easy way out. The more you try to get free, the more it pulls you under. Used widely across Spain and Latin America for work overload, debt, or any situation that has fully taken over your life.