The Time Traveler's Pig

Fixed phrase used to justify taking a reward or rest. The reflexive 'me' adds a personal, emphatic tone common in spoken Latin American Spanish.

In this usage the phrase is inverted from its English cognate: in Latin American Spanish it signals pride and triumph rather than abandonment. Context is key.

A fixed idiomatic phrase. 'Escatimar' alone means to skimp or be stingy, so the negated phrase signals the opposite: lavish spending or effort. Very common in both formal and casual registers.