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Bandera de México

/Sounds like "tah" (as in "taco") + "LAH" (as in "lava") + "chahs"/

Heavy-duty work, manual labor, or household chores that require physical effort and that nobody wants to do. It's the unglamorous grunt work that just needs to get done.

Example

"We gotta do the housework before the guests arrive."

"I'm stuck doing manual labor at the workshop all day Saturday."

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Ahora

Bandera de Colombia

En Colombia "ahora" puede significar "más tarde" o "en un rato", no necesariamente en este instante. Cuidado con la confusión: si un colombiano dice "ahora voy", puede que tarde un buen rato en llegar.