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/Sounds like "reh" (as in "red") + "GAHR" (as in "garden") + "lah" (as in "lava")/

Meaning

To mess up badly or screw something up, ruining a situation that was going well. Used in Colombia.

Examples

I totally blew it, I spilled the secret by accident.

Don't mess up in the interview.

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/Sounds like "reh" (as in "red") + "GAHR" (as in "garden") + "lah" (as in "lava")/

Meaning

To screw up badly, make a serious mistake, or ruin something through a terrible decision you can't undo. It's the Mexican way of saying you really blew it.

Examples

You blew it by sending that text to the wrong person.

I really messed up, I told my boss what I actually think of him.

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In Paraguay, a humorous and popular nickname for Brazil or anything Brazilian. From Guaraní, literally "shiny comb." Used playfully in soccer talk and everyday conversation.