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/Sounds like "teh" (as in "ten") + "NEHR" (as in "net") + "MAHN" (as in "mark") + "gah" (as in "garden") + "AHN" (as in "art") + "chah" (as in "chat")/

Meaning

To be very tolerant of mistakes and rule-breaking, or to have an extremely lax standard. Whoever has manga ancha sets no real limits and lets everything slide without consequence.

Examples

The teacher has really loose standards, lets people copy and arrive late.

With kids you need boundaries, not always a free pass.

Regional synonyms

A bachata lover, someone who lives for that genre. Bachata is a romantic music style from the Dominican Republic built on guitar, bass, and bongos, and a bachatero is the person who dances it at every party, plays it at full volume, and basically lives by its sentimental, heart-on-sleeve vibe. Used across the Spanish-speaking world thanks to artists like Romeo Santos.