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Nunca lo había oído y me suena muy gracioso. Aquí sólo decimos hablar por los codos, me parece que Alfonso lo mencionó el otro día en otro thread.
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Es muy malo, lo sé. No he podido evitarlo.
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Nunca había oído andar por los codos, pero en México, sí se usa codo como sinónimo de tacaño/stingy/cheap.
¡Qué codo eres!
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here in mexico is avery comun phrase.... ur elbow eres codo.... dont be so codo!! yup, u only need to touch ur elbow, to show it, or just to hit it with the table if ur sitting for instance......... !!! but its not necesary to say andar por los codos, u can say only eres codo, or eres codísimo, or eres durísimo, lo que es lo mismo..
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