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Used to describe someone who deliberately sows discord or interferes in order to cause conflict between people. The word looks like it could mean 'to put badly' but the specific social meaning (calculated troublemaking/meddling) is not compositionally obvious.

A fixed phrase meaning to work with great physical or mental effort. 'Lomo' (back/loin) is used idiomatically; the image is of breaking one's back with hard labour.

Short form of the proverb 'más vale lo malo conocido que lo bueno por conocer'. Used to justify sticking with a known bad situation rather than risking an unknown alternative.

Literally 'to walk carefully', but when used as a warning directed at a third party it carries a threatening undertone beyond plain advice. The implied meaning is 'there will be consequences if they don't'.

'Losa' is a heavy stone slab, often associated with gravestones. The phrase describes a guilt, secret, or responsibility that is mentally oppressive.

A compound noun used as a strong insult for someone who exploits others, particularly in a financial or political sense. Literally 'blood-sucker'; the figurative application to corrupt or greedy figures is the intended meaning here.

Used when someone tries to extract useful information or a clear conclusion from a conversation, situation, or investigation. Not compositionally obvious because 'claro' here means clarity of result, not brightness.