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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

Free, for nothing, at zero cost, or done for absolutely no reason at all. In Mexico, de oquis is the casual way to say something was complimentary or happened for no apparent purpose. You got it for free? De oquis. They did it for no reason? También de oquis.