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/Sounds like "TEH" (as in "ten") + "lah" (as in "lava")/

Meaning

Spanish colloquial expression signaling that something is very difficult, complicated, or outrageous. "Tela marinera" cranks it up a notch. Comes from "hay tela que cortar" (there is a lot of fabric to cut through), meaning there is a lot to deal with.

Examples

Can you believe the price they put on those tickets?

The nerve on that guy after everything he did is absolutely something else.

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Regional synonyms
Bandera de Colombia
Tenaz

A large board where the teacher writes in the classroom, the center of attention in every Mexican classroom. Used to be black slate with chalk; now it's white with markers, but it's still where you copy the homework.