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matar tigres
🇻🇪 Spanish slang from Venezuela
What does “matar tigres” mean?
to do odd jobs on the side
Example
“Los fines de semana mato tigres de electricista.”
At weekends I do odd electrician jobs.
Good to know
Literally "to kill tigers"; each gig is "un tigre".
Who you can say it to
With friends, not your boss
💼 Work💸 Money
The textbook way to say it: hacer trabajos extra
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