sacarse la daga
n.— «“El Chino se saco la daga en el baseball game, when he hit a home run.” “Simon, Meme, era el hero for the day.”…”El Chino (curly hair) did awesome at the baseball game, when he hit a home run.” “Yup, Manuel, he was the hero of the day.”» —“Cholo Word Of The Day—Se Saco La Daga” Daily Texican (Dallas, Texas) Aug. 23, 2004. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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