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Me pasó como agua por el chaparrón

/meh pah-SOH koh-mo AH-gwah por el cha-pa-RRON/

I didn't even notice it

Literal translation

It passed like water through the downpour

When to use it

Said when drinking something so fast that it didn’t even register. Common in Mexico and Spain.

In conversation

—¿Viste cuánto te tomaste de tequila? —Me pasó como agua por el chaparrón.

—Did you see how much tequila you drank? —I didn't even notice it.

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