jugársela

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xuˈɡaɾsela/ [xuˈɣ̞aɾ.se.la]
• Rhymes: -aɾsela
• Syllabification: ju‧gár‧se‧la

Verb

jugársela (first-person singular present me la juego, first-person singular preterite me la jugué, past participle la jugado)

1. (idiomatic) to take a risk, to take one's chances, 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!

Further reading

• “jugársela, o jugárselas a alguien”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28