comerse los mocos

Language: es

1.
SpainLatin Americacolloquialinformal
- To do nothing of consequence; to idle away time or hang about doing very little.
- To wait around doing nothing and thereby miss opportunities or remain inactive.
2.
SpainLatin Americacolloquialvulgarhumorous
- Hyperbolically, to be extremely eager or voracious about food, implying willingness to eat anything.
- To behave with shameless greed or voracity; to accept or consume without discrimination.

Examples:

ES: Sería capaz de comerse los mocos de un muerto... y pedir otra ración.
EN: Joker's so tough, he'd eat the boogers out of a dead man's nose then ask for seconds.
ES: Sí, tal vez valore aprender algo más que comerse los mocos en el tobogán.
EN: Yeah, well, maybe he values learning more than eating boogers on the slide.

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