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/Sounds like "sah" (as in "salsa") + "LEER" (as in "lead") + "DEHL" (as in "debt") + "PAH" (as in "park") + "soh" (as in "solo")/
To get through a situation by winging it just enough to avoid immediate trouble, without actually solving anything properly. Common in Mexico for half-hearted fixes.
“That answer got him through the meeting, but the problem is still there.”
“We patched it up to get by until the technician arrives.”
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/Sounds like "sah" (as in "salsa") + "LEER" (as in "lead") + "DEHL" (as in "debt") + "PAH" (as in "park") + "soh" (as in "solo")/
To get through a situation by winging it just enough to avoid immediate trouble, without actually solving anything properly. Common in Mexico for half-hearted fixes.
“That answer got him through the meeting, but the problem is still there.”
“We patched it up to get by until the technician arrives.”
Bolitas
Marbles or small glass spheres that kids play with on the ground. In Argentina and Uruguay, bolitas is the go-to word for the same game called canicas in Mexico.