Eye For An Eye

Means an opportunity is extremely easy to take advantage of. Very informal, typical of male informal speech.

Means to contact someone informally, usually by phone. Implies a brief, casual interaction rather than a formal communication.

Used to say someone will get by independently without help. Can be said reassuringly ('ya me busco la vida') or dismissively about someone else.

Used when someone commits to continuing despite obstacles. Signals resolve in difficult circumstances.

Almost always used in the negative ('no estar por la labor') to express that someone is not willing or does not feel like doing something.

Describes a situation where one person has another completely under their influence or in their power.

Means to cause a very dramatic, disruptive scene or confrontation. The full form is often 'montar la de Dios es Cristo'.

Followed by a subjunctive verb. Expresses a precautionary concern. Common in everyday speech and not restricted to formal registers.