Deja de + sustantivo

(sentence starters)
B2 (¡Nivelazo!)Used EVERYWHERE 🇲🇽Colloquial 🗯️
Boomers 👶Gen X 🎸

🧠 What it means

This one’s very similar to the deja tú structure (check it out if you haven’t already!). And, in my humble opinion, it’s another absolute gem 💎 It just means: 👉 Forget + noun 👉 Never mind + noun So yeah, it’s used to dismiss one topic and shift the focus to something more important. The crux. El meollo. I think you probably get the gist! 😉

🌪️ When to whip it out

When you wanna say that X is more important than Y:

Deja de los vecinos, ¿ya viste las noticias?
Forget the neighbors, have you seen the news?
Deja del dinero, wey, el problema es el tiempo.
Never mind the money, dude, the problem is the time.

⚠️ Tone

✅ Mexican AF.

✅ Great for informal convos.

🔁 Similar chunks

Deja tú¡Deja de eso!Olvídate deNi decir deNi qué decir de

🦜 El Rincón del Cotorreo

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