rifarse por la banda
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USAGE NOTE
This idiom may be literally translated as "to raffle oneself for the gang."
rifarse por la banda(
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fahr
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)A pronominal verb phrase combines a verb with a preposition or other particle and always uses a reflexive pronoun. (e.g., Se dio cuenta del problema.)
1. (colloquial) (idiom) (to be ready to sacrifice oneself for the rest) (Mexico)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
An idiom is a phrase with a meaning different from the literal meaning of the separate words that make it up (e.g., break a leg).
Regionalism used in Mexico
a. to take one for the team (colloquial) (idiom)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
An idiom is a phrase with a meaning different from the literal meaning of the separate words that make it up (e.g., break a leg).
Carlos se rifó por la banda y ofreció su casa para que pudiéramos ver el partido todos juntos.Carlos took one for the team and offered his place so we could all see the game together.
b. to do anything for the gang
Somos supercuates. Aquí uno debe rifarse por la banda, güey.We're super buddies. Here you have to do anything for the gang, buddy.
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