What does tener lío mean?

ExpressionColoquial

to be confusing, fiddly

Un lío is a tangle. An area that tiene lío is one where it is easy to get lost: streets that bend, numbers that do not run in order. The same word covers paperwork, schedules and relationships, and it always means something is not straightforward.

Este barrio tiene un poco de lío, mejor mira el mapa.
A warning, offered kindly.

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Unit 03

¿Qué tal está el piso?

«estás a tiro de piedra»

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