The vast majority of us have to get up and drag ourselves into work and report to the boss. It sucks, but hey, así es la vida (that's life).
There are several words you can use to refer to the boss in Spanish, like "el jefe" or "la jefa" for a female boss.
Then there's the very Mexican "patrón" and "patrona", which also mean "boss".
But then also there's more informal ways of referring to the boss, like "the big kahuna", "the man", "the top dog", or "the big boss". "El mero mero" is a way of expressing that same concept in Spanish. Mexican Spanish that is.
Cuidado, ahi viene el mero mero
Watch out, here comes the boss
Habla con él, es el mero mero
Talk to him, he's the boss
Mi hija cree la mera mera
My daughter thinks she's the boss
El mero mero can also be used to say something, or someone, is the best.
¡Soy el mero mero!
I'm the best
El blog My Spanish Notes es el mero mero
The blog My Spanish Notes is the best
OK, Maybe I went a little overboard on the last one.
So now translating our expression should be pan comido (easy as pie):
Cuidado, ahi viene el mero mero
Watch out, here comes the big boss
This is a great expression, you can have a lot of fun with, I certainly do.
¡Hasta pronto!
There's another slang using "mero" that would be good subject for your pelangoche blog!
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