Not One, But Two Donors

Fixed phrase used to describe doing something without others knowing. Commonly used in accusatory or suspicious contexts.

Used when someone agrees to something and then refuses to follow through. Common in everyday Mexican speech to signal cowardice or unreliability.

Expresses enduring a painful or difficult situation. 'Vara' literally means stick or rod, giving the image of absorbing a blow.

Direct borrowing of the English phrase, fully integrated into Mexican Spanish. Used without irony in everyday conversation.

From the verb 'regar' used figuratively. 'La regué' or 'la regamos' means a mistake was made. Soft enough for mixed company.

Fixed phrase marking an unexpected action with no prior warning. Equivalent to 'out of the blue' in English but not deducible from the individual words.