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se la rifó

seh lah ree-fohphrase, verb
Spanish & ChicanoDifficulty 3 of 3: Deep local

Definition

Came through. Did the hard thing. Rifar is to raffle; se la rifó is they put themselves on the line and it paid.

In simple English: They came through; they did something brave or impressive.

Examples

  • Se la rifó with the down payment.

  • Rífate and tell her the neta.

At a glance

Track
Spanish & Chicano
Region
Statewide
Part of speech
phrase, verb

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