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/Sounds like "sah" (as in "salsa") + "KAHR" (as in "car") + "LAH" (as in "lava") + "KREHS" (as in "crest") + "tah" (as in "tar")/

Meaning

In Chile, to bust your ass, grind until you have nothing left in the tank. Sacarse la cresta means you pushed yourself to the absolute limit, physically or mentally, and came out wrecked on the other side.

Examples

I studied my ass off all week and still failed.

We busted our asses on that project and didn't even get a thank you.

Regional synonyms

/Sounds like "sah" (as in "salsa") + "KAHR" (as in "car") + "LAH" (as in "lava") + "KREHS" (as in "crest") + "tah" (as in "tar")/

Meaning

To beat someone up badly, or to bust your own ass working extremely hard. In Chile, sacar la cresta covers both violence and extreme effort. The crest (a rooster's comb) is what gets knocked off when someone truly gets destroyed.

Examples

If he keeps provoking people, he's going to get beaten up.

They caught him at night and beat him up without mercy.

Regional synonyms

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In Argentina, someone who over-promises and under-delivers, living off big talk and appearances with nothing to back it up. Like a smoke-seller: all puff, no substance.