My Three Suns

Used after landing a sharp insult or witty comeback, equivalent to 'burn!' or 'take that!' in English informal speech. Common throughout Latin America in casual conversation.

A very common fixed expression in Latin American Spanish. Literally 'don't walk in circles/detours'. Used when someone is being evasive or indirect and you want them to speak plainly.

Literally 'we're in the frying pan'. A fixed idiomatic phrase expressing that the speakers are in serious trouble with no obvious way out. The frying-pan image signals heat and danger.

A fixed adverbial phrase meaning to laugh very loudly and uncontrollably. 'Carcajada' is a loud burst of laughter. The phrase cannot be derived word-for-word from English equivalents.