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/Sounds like "sah" (as in "salsa") + "LEER" (as in "lead") + "rahs" (as in "rapper") + "PAHN" (as in "park") + "doh" (as in "door")/

Meaning

To barely scrape by, pass by the skin of your teeth, or survive a situation with the minimum possible margin. When you "salís raspando" you made it, but just barely, and everyone knows it was close.

Examples

I barely passed the exam, made it by a single point.

He just barely kept his job, they almost fired him.

Regional synonyms
Bandera de México
Panzazo

In Argentina, a soccer player with raw street talent, raised kicking a ball on dirt fields and empty lots. The "de potrero" player has flair, cunning, and a style no academy can teach.