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/Sounds like the English word "volt" + "eh" (as in "egg") + "AHR" (as in "art") + "LAH" (as in "lava") + "TOHR" (as in "toll") + "tah" (as in "tar")/
To flip the script, to completely turn a situation around when things looked lost. In Colombia, voltear la torta is that satisfying reversal: you were losing, they underestimated you, and then you came back and changed everything.
“We were losing 3-0 and flipped it in the second half.”
“I thought I was going to lose but I turned it around in the last round.”
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To flip the script, to completely turn a situation around when things looked lost. In Colombia, voltear la torta is that satisfying reversal: you were losing, they underestimated you, and then you came back and changed everything.
“We were losing 3-0 and flipped it in the second half.”
“I thought I was going to lose but I turned it around in the last round.”
Cacheteada de rancho
A very strong and unforgiving slap. In Mexico, it's used to describe a forceful blow or a criticism so strong that it hurts like a physical strike.