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lío de faldas

Meaning: A romantic or sexual entanglement with a woman; an affair.

Language: Spanish

Literally: a tangle of skirts

Category: Daily Life

Origin: The image evokes tangled clothing as a metaphor for romantic complication. Skirts stand in for women, and the 'tangle' suggests confusion and enmeshment.

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