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/Sounds like "YAY" + "teh" (as in "ten")/
In Argentina and Uruguay lunfardo, a trick, knack, or insider technique for getting something done that looks effortless once you know it. The kind of practical wisdom someone shows you once and you never forget.
“I know the trick for opening that lock without a key.”
“I picked up the mechanic's technique for starting the engine when it's cold.”
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In Argentina and Uruguay lunfardo, a trick, knack, or insider technique for getting something done that looks effortless once you know it. The kind of practical wisdom someone shows you once and you never forget.
“I know the trick for opening that lock without a key.”
“I picked up the mechanic's technique for starting the engine when it's cold.”
Chupar del bote
To leech off shared resources or public funds without contributing anything. In Spain, chupar del bote imagines draining a communal pot: the politicians and career bureaucrats who help themselves to public money while doing nothing useful are the most common targets of this phrase.