Money Heist

Intensifier expressing exasperation or strong demand for an explanation. Common in heated or emotionally charged exchanges between people who know each other. The anatomical root is felt as a swear word but its pragmatic force is purely emphatic.

Idiomatic expression meaning to take a firm, unambiguous stand to silence opposition or impose one's will. The image is of a literal fist on a table to demand attention. Used in both professional and personal confrontational contexts.

From the image of tuning pegs on a stringed instrument, tightening them increases tension. Means to increase pressure on someone to force compliance or action. Common in negotiations, investigations, and management contexts.

Borrowed from French but fully integrated into Castilian everyday usage. In general speech it means a private face-to-face encounter. In the specific context of the prison system, it refers to the supervised private visits inmates receive. The dual register, sophisticated and carceral, can be exploited for ironic effect.