Patience in the spirit, crude resistance in the backside: a Venezuelan joke for bureaucracy, annoying people, and close friends who trade a knowing smile.

To each their own — a lighthearted nod to quirky obsessions.

Like a mouse to cheese: people who circle the offer, angle for favors, and rarely refill the favor bank. Mind what you hand out.

God makes them, then they find each other: street shorthand for birds of a feather, often with a skeptical wink.

Packed tighter than sardines in a tin: Venezuelan shorthand for no room left to move.