Sharing and collecting stories inspired
by the most absurd idiomatic expressions
JALAR MECATE
To flatter a person with the intention of obtaining some benefit
At the company's 25th birthday party I met a nice young man. He asked me if I was Carolina, I said yes, and he said that he would soon begin his internship with us. We talked, he offered to get us something to drink, and he even complimented my dress. The truth is that I found his attentive attitude towards me quite strange until Carolina, the company’s CEO, stood up to give a speech. I noticed the young man's surprised expression and realized that his plan was to pull Carolina’s rope all along, but he had found the wrong Carolina.
En la fiesta de los 25 años de la empresa conocí a un joven simpático. Me preguntó si yo era Carolina, le dije que sí, y me comentó que pronto comenzaría su pasantía con nosotros. Conversamos, ofreció buscarnos algo de tomar, y hasta me piropeó mi vestido. La verdad es que me pareció curiosa su actitud tan atenta conmigo hasta que Carolina, la CEO de la empresa, se levantó a dar un discurso. Noté la expresión de sorpresa del joven y me di cuenta de que su plan era jalarle mecate a Carolina, pero había encontrado a la Carolina equivocada.
Story by Valentina Pérez Muskus