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/Sounds like "keh" (as in "kept") + "DAHR" (as in "dart") + "DEH" (as in "debt") + "pah" (as in "park") + "HEH" (as in "help") + "roh" (as in "row")/
To end up looking like a fool after boasting or promising something you could not deliver. In Argentina, "quedar de pajero" is the public embarrassment of someone who talked big and then the result made them look ridiculous in front of everyone.
“He said he was going to win easily and ended up looking like an idiot with that result.”
“Don't promise what you can't deliver or you'll make a fool of yourself in front of everyone.”
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To end up looking like a fool after boasting or promising something you could not deliver. In Argentina, "quedar de pajero" is the public embarrassment of someone who talked big and then the result made them look ridiculous in front of everyone.
“He said he was going to win easily and ended up looking like an idiot with that result.”
“Don't promise what you can't deliver or you'll make a fool of yourself in front of everyone.”
Cachimbiar
A Honduran and Salvadoran verb meaning to hit, beat, or give someone a beating in a fight. "Lo cachimbearon" means they hit him hard, they jumped him. Used in contexts of street fights, neighborhood brawls, or even figuratively for a strong scolding. It's a raw but common word that any Honduran or Salvadoran adult instantly understands.