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/Sounds like "SEHR" (as in "set") + "LAH" (as in "lava") + "LEH" (as in "let") + "cheh" (as in "check")/

Meaning

To be incredible, extraordinary, someone or something that stands out above everything else. Can go either way depending on tone, but it always signals something exceptional in Spain.

Examples

This restaurant is la leche, best food in the city.

You're la leche, you always know how to cheer me up.

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Regional synonyms

To have it in for someone, to carry a grudge or strong dislike that settled in early on and simply will not go away. You cannot always explain where it started, but something about that person just rubs you the wrong way from day one. Used across Mexico, Argentina, Colombia, and Venezuela.