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/Sounds like "teh" (as in "ten") + "NEHR" (as in "net") + "EHL" (as in "egg") + "SAHN" (as in "salsa") + "toh" (as in "toll") + "DEH" (as in "debt") + "ehs" (as in "egg") + "PAHL" (as in "park") + "dahs" (as in "dart")/
When nothing goes your way and it feels like the universe has a personal grudge against you. In Mexico and Spain, the image is religious: your patron saint has literally turned their back on you, leaving you to fend for yourself against an endless streak of bad luck.
“This week I have el santo de espaldas, literally everything is going wrong.”
“She has had the worst luck since the start of the month.”
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When nothing goes your way and it feels like the universe has a personal grudge against you. In Mexico and Spain, the image is religious: your patron saint has literally turned their back on you, leaving you to fend for yourself against an endless streak of bad luck.
“This week I have el santo de espaldas, literally everything is going wrong.”
“She has had the worst luck since the start of the month.”
A los tumbos
Stumbling forward despite constant setbacks, struggling but refusing to quit. In Argentina and Uruguay, going "a los tumbos" means things are not going smoothly but you are still making progress, one bumpy step at a time.