¿Qué significa hacerle el bajo?

Question

Es de 'Travesuras de la niña mala' por Mario Vargas Llosa. Supongo que quiere decir algo como ayudar.

It's from 'Antics of the Bad Girl' by Mario Vargas Llosa. I assume it means something like to help.

Lo animé a que le cayera a Lucy y le prometí hacerle el bajo para que ella lo aceptara. Él con Lucy y yo con Lily formaríamos un cuarteto bestial.

I encouraged him to fall for Lucy and I promised him to help him (?) that she accept him. He with Lucy and I with Lily would make a terrific quartet.

Answer 1

According to some site I've found, it means to "give support", and it is a slang for Peru only. I do not know how well this site can be trusted, by the way. You seem to have chosen a book full of Peruvian slang.

Ah, I've also found this: http://forum.wordreference.com/showthread.php?t=925399

I think that's it. I found that site, but my French is extremely rusty. Vargas Llosa is Peruvian, and the book is set in Lima and it's about a bunch of teenagers, so the Peruvian slang isn't too surprising. - KevinB, Dec 12, 2010

Answer 2

I found that site, but my French is extremely rusty.

The replies that involved French were not very useful. In my opinion the best/most useful response was: "hablar bien de él/ella a la persona que le interesa, tratar de convencerl@ que tu amig@ es una buena persona y que haría bien a salir con él/ella"

P.S. Heidita, this is a quotation. I am not responsible for (nor do I approve of) this use of "@".