jugársela

Spanish

Etymology

Compound of the infinitive jugar and the pronouns se and la.

Verb

jugársela

  1. (idiomatic) to take a risk, to go for it
    Vi la oportunidad y me la jugué. — I saw the opportunity and I went for it.
  2. (idiomatic) to play someone, to deceive someone
    ¡Eso no era lo que habíamos hablado! ¡Me la has jugado! — That's not what we'd talked about! You played me!
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