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/Sounds like "teh" (as in "ten") + "NEHR" (as in "net") + "MAHN" (as in "mark") + "gah" (as in "garden") + "LAHR" (as in "lava") + "gah" (as in "garden")/
Having hidden influence or protection that allows someone to act with impunity, usually because they know the right people in power. In Argentina, tener manga larga means you are shielded from consequences because someone above you has your back, whether in government, business, or institutions.
“Nothing ever happens to him because he has connections in the ministry.”
“There are people in this city with enough pull that they never pay what they owe.”
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/Sounds like "teh" (as in "ten") + "NEHR" (as in "net") + "MAHN" (as in "mark") + "gah" (as in "garden") + "LAHR" (as in "lava") + "gah" (as in "garden")/
Having hidden influence or protection that allows someone to act with impunity, usually because they know the right people in power. In Argentina, tener manga larga means you are shielded from consequences because someone above you has your back, whether in government, business, or institutions.
“Nothing ever happens to him because he has connections in the ministry.”
“There are people in this city with enough pull that they never pay what they owe.”
Dar gato por liebre
To deceive someone by delivering something completely different from what was promised or paid for. The classic bait and switch. The phrase comes from medieval market fraud where sellers swapped a cheap cat for a prized hare, and it still fits every shady deal today.