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/Sounds like "poh" (as in "port") + "NEHR" (as in "net") + "seh" (as in "set") + "AH" (as in "art") + "gee" (as in "geese") + "lah" (as in "lava")/
To stay alert, keep your eyes open, and not let yourself get caught off guard. Borrowed from the image of an eagle watching from above, ready to react to anything. In Mexico and among Chicanos, "ponte aguila" is both a warning and an act of care: stay sharp, do not get comfortable.
“Stay sharp, that area is hot today.”
“If you do not stay alert at work, people will walk right over you.”
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To stay alert, keep your eyes open, and not let yourself get caught off guard. Borrowed from the image of an eagle watching from above, ready to react to anything. In Mexico and among Chicanos, "ponte aguila" is both a warning and an act of care: stay sharp, do not get comfortable.
“Stay sharp, that area is hot today.”
“If you do not stay alert at work, people will walk right over you.”
Chamullar
In Peru, to make up or exaggerate a story to convince someone or wriggle out of a situation. Someone who chamulla talks smoothly but it's all lies.