SALIÓ MÁS CARO EL CALDO QUE LAS ALBÓNDIGAS 🇲🇽 Mexican Slang Meaning
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The Mexican Definition: The costs or consequences of a decision ended up being greater than the benefits.
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Literal Meaning: The broth was more expensive than the meatballs.
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Cultural Context: A hilarious, food-based metaphor that perfectly describes a bad deal. It means you tried to take a shortcut, save a few bucks, or do a DIY fix, but the unintended consequences ended up costing you way more time, money, or effort than if you had just done it right the first time.
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How to use it like a local: Use it when a "cheap" or "easy" solution backfires spectacularly. "Pensé que ahorrar dinero en el viaje sería bueno, pero al final salió más caro el caldo que las albóndigas.”
