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Common informal expression meaning to help or assist someone. 'Echar' in fixed phrases like this frequently means 'to give/do', not 'to throw'.

Fixed phrase meaning to cheat in a game, contest, agreement, or any informal pact. Entirely opaque if a learner reads 'trampa' only as 'trap'.

The use of 'andar' instead of 'estar' emphasises a current, ongoing emotional state. 'Destruido' here is entirely figurative, emotionally shattered, not physically destroyed.

Mexican vulgar expression of total indifference. Stronger than 'no importa'. The full phrase 'me vale madres' means 'I don't give a damn'.

Figurative expression meaning to steal or embezzle, especially from public resources. Literal reading ('put your hand in the bag') gives no clue to the political meaning.

Interjection used to greet, to signal mild surprise, or to acknowledge something. Common in several Latin American countries. Tone determines whether it is a greeting, a warning, or a cheerful acknowledgement.

Fixed idiomatic phrase describing a situation that escaped someone's control. The literal image (slipping out of the hands) does not map cleanly onto the meaning without context.