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Fixed expression meaning to pay the full amount immediately in cash, without installments or credit. Common in everyday commercial contexts.

A vivid colloquial intensifier for urgency. Telling someone to go somewhere 'cagando leches' means they should move immediately and very fast.

Literally refers to a glancing blow or sideways angle. Figuratively used to mean approaching something indirectly or bringing it up in a casual, almost accidental way rather than head-on.

Always used in negative or interrogative constructions to express indignation that someone avoided punishment they deserved. The image is of walking through roses without getting scratched.

From the verb encumbrar (to raise to the top). In colloquial use, saying someone has someone 'muy encumbrado' means they have an excessively high, unrealistic opinion of that person.

Literally 'with uncovered face', used figuratively to mean doing something openly with nothing hidden, accepting full public visibility and its consequences.

A very common Spanish set phrase used to announce that one is about to fulfil a previous commitment. It carries a tone of honour and moral obligation.