Community

Your word isn't here yet

Join Hablaaa and add the expression no one else has documented.

/Sounds like "sah" (as in "salsa") + "KAHR" (as in "car") + "leh" (as in "let")/

Meaning

To chicken out or back down from something out of fear in Mexico. If you "le sacas," you lose your nerve at the last second.

Examples

He bailed on the bet at the last minute, all talk.

Don't back out now, we already agreed, prove you're not a coward.

Regional synonyms

An annoying, clingy person who never leaves you alone. Always has something to ask for or complain about, and nobody wants them around for long. In Colombia "canson" is that exhausting person who is always too much.