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/Sounds like "sah" (as in "salsa") + "KAHR" (as in "car") + "leh" (as in "let") + "HOO" (as in "who") + "goh" (as in "go")/

Meaning

To squeeze every possible benefit out of something or someone, to make the most of an opportunity without wasting any of it. The person who saca el jugo never leaves value on the table.

Examples

Hay que sacarle jugo a esa oportunidad antes de que se vaya.

You have to milk that opportunity for everything it's worth before it disappears.

He got everything possible out of the course and learned it all.

Regional synonyms

Extremely angry and furious, at the maximum level of irritation and on the verge of an impulsive reaction. In Colombia and Honduras, when someone is encachimbado they are at the point where words fail them and space is the best thing you can give them.