Chasing Shadows

A common and emotionally resonant phrase. Can describe surviving hardship, overcoming a crisis, or a business succeeding. Very versatile across registers.

Widely used phrase for pretending to be someone else, whether in a legal context (fraud, impersonation) or a theatrical/playful one. The reflexive 'hacerse' is key, do not drop it.

Short form of 'te debo una'. Signals a social debt, the speaker acknowledges they owe the other person a favour in return. Very natural in informal exchanges between people who trust each other.

Second-person singular imperative of 'descuidar'. Used to reassure someone that something will be handled, with no need for them to worry. Very common in everyday and informal speech.

Fixed phrase combining 'caer' and 'trampa'. The verb 'caer' is doing the work of 'fall for it'. Very common across registers.

Standard investigative/analytical phrase. 'Apuntar a' in the sense of indicating or suggesting, not physically pointing. Common in news, crime contexts, and everyday conversation.