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/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

Low quality, bootleg, something that doesn't work or breaks on the first use in Mexico. It's the standard Mexican adjective for everything that's cheap and bad: chafa Chinese products, chafa clothes, chafa ideas.