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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

A guy, dude, or individual, used without strong positive or negative connotation. In Argentina, chabón is the default word for any male person when you don't know their name or just want to refer to them casually.