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/keh-DAR-seh TYEH-so/

To be completely broke, without a single euro to your name. In Spain quedarse tieso is when the bank account hits zero and you're frozen in place financially.

Example

"After vacation I'm completely broke."

"He spent everything on a car and left himself penniless."

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Regional synonyms:

Grupo de amigos, pandilla o barra. En Centroamérica puede tener connotaciones delictivas, pero entre jóvenes es neutral.