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/Sounds like "BEHR" (as in "bed") + "LAH" (as in "lava") + "KAH" (as in "car") + "rah" (as in "rapper")/

Meaning

To be fooled, tricked, or taken advantage of because of your own good faith in Mexico. When someone "te ve la cara," they played you for a sucker and exploited your trust.

Examples

Don't let them rip you off at that price, it's way too expensive.

They played me, I overpaid for something that didn't even work.

Regional synonyms

In Mexican street slang, a trusted person who hides stolen goods or dirty money in a secret stash (a "clavo"). He is the one who guards the loot until it gets divided up.