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Madeja (skein) - enredar la madeja - to complicate things

madeja - es nada más un hilo de la madeja - it's just the tip of the iceberg (Cu)

maletas - hacer las maletas - to pack up and go home (after a loss) (baseball) (RD)

manga - arremangarse - roll up one's sleeves
manga - con la manga al codo - with one's sleeves rolled up, ready to work/fight (Cu)
manga - dar manga ancha - go easy on someone, give special treatment (RD)
manga - estar manga por hombro - topsy-turvy, in a mess (RD)
manga - guardar un as en la manga - have an ace up oneâs sleeve (Cu)
manga - por angas o (por) mangas - for one reason or another, like it or not (Mex.)
manga - remangar la manga - roll up one's sleeve, get to work (Nic.)
manga - sacar de la manga - invent, come up with, do next (no se sabe qué sacará de la manga - you don't know what he'll come up with/do next) (PR/Mex.)
manga - traer bajo la manga - have up one's sleeve (Ven.)
manga - un as debajo de la manga - an ace up your sleeve (RD)
manto - bajo un manto de positivismo - in a positive atmosphere (RD)
maquillaje - dejar sin maquillaje a - to show someone's true face (Ven.)
maquillaje - maquillar su edad - to lie about one's age (RD)
maquillaje - pasar(se) de maquillaje - go too far (RD)
máscara - quitarle la máscara a - to show someoneâs trrue colors, show the truth about someone (Mex.)
medias - lamer medias - to be a bootlicker (RD)

medias - medibacha - pantyhose (Arg.)

mini - vestir una mini - to wear a mini skirt (PR)
moño (bow) - ponerse sus moños - to put on airs, to get on one's high horse (Mex.,)
mordaza - ponerle una mordaza a - to gag someone, stop someone from talking (Mex.)
mordaza (muzzle) - la ley mordaza - gag rule (Mex.)