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Me lo trago sin masticar

/meh loh TRAH-goh seen mahs-tee-KAR/

I swallow it whole

Literal translation

I swallow it without chewing

When to use it

Said when eating something so fast that you don’t even chew. Common in Mexico and Argentina.

In conversation

—¿Cómo comiste ese taco? —Me lo trago sin masticar, ¡estaba buenísimo!

—How did you eat that taco? —I swallowed it whole, it was delicious!

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