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A fixed plural noun referring to behind-the-scenes maneuvering or manipulation, often with a humorous or mildly suspicious tone. The literal meaning is untransparent and the word has no obvious English cognate.

Literally 'to throw oneself backward', but means to withdraw from a commitment or break a promise. Not guessable from literal translation in context.

Literally 'to leave with one's own (thing)', but the fixed meaning is that someone succeeds in doing something they shouldn't or gets exactly what they wanted despite opposition. Common across Latin America.

A hyperbolic fixed refusal meaning 'not under any circumstances'. The literal reading ('not even dead') signals total, emphatic rejection. Can also be 'ni muerto' depending on the speaker's gender.

An augmentative-pejorative of 'gordo'. The '-inflón' suffix adds a sense of being puffed up or bloated, making it more insulting than 'gordo' alone. Used as a direct taunt in heated situations.