“In the blacksmith's house, wooden knife.”

Referring to a person who does not apply their knowledge, advice, or experience to themselves.

“Changing oranges with bottles.”

To make an unfavorable exchange.

“Handing out the cod fish.”

1. Sahre the spoils. 2. The one who calls the shots.

“Giving and giving flying bird.”

Debts and favors must be paid.

“They give the wing to eat the breast.”

Give something of little value to obtain something of great value.

“Let Marta with her chickens.”

Ignore a situation because it doesn't concern you.

“Coming from the Jurutungo.”

Comes from afar.

“It went with the Panchos.”

When someone dies or something is lost or damaged.

“What a furry cold.”

The weather is hair-raising cold.

“From tingo to tango.”

Go from one place to another without a destination.

“Selling like hot bread and butter.”

It is in high demand and sells quickly.

“Loose like a shoelace.”

A free spirit.

“The birds be shooting at the shotguns.”

The roles are reversed.

“In a closed mouth, no flies can enter.”

It is better to stay silent than to be wrong.

“He who's itchy it’s because peppers he eats.”

Offended by his own actions.

“Nobody knows what's in the pot except the spoon that stirs it.”

Only those who are involved in a problem know what is happening.

“He walks with his elbows.”

Someone very stingy.

“Hotter than the sun’s switch.”

You are behaving badly.

“Explain it to me in rice and beans.”

Explain things in a simple way.

“Give it baby birds.”

Forget about it.

“You’re tripping on ketchup.”

Refering to a person who is doing or saying something crazy.

“He who doesn’t like broth, gets three cups.”

Expression said when someone is forced to accept a double dose of something they did not want.

“Put yourself to your number.”

Tell a person that they must adopt a serious and responsible attitude.

“With the mouth it’s a mamey.”

Those who like to solve problems with little action.

“If it’s not John, it’s Peter.”

If it’s not one thing, it’s another.

“To another dog with that bone.”

A saying used as a response to reject someone who is trying to deceive or manipulate you.

“You’re more lost than a crossed eye crab.”

Refering to a person who is disoriented, confused, or ignorant.

“Shoemaker to his shoe.”

It means that individuals should focus on their own matters and refrain from passing judgment or offering unsolicited commentary on the lives of others.

“Was left without the rope and without the goat.”

It refers to someone whose greed is such that, despite their efforts to gain more, they end up with nothing.

“Praise yourself, chicken; for tomorrow you’ll get stewed.”

Laugh all you want cause sooner or later you will get what you deserve. Idiom compared to: you will get your just desserts

“The rooster can’t sing any clearer.“

Something that is evident and can’t be interpreted in any other way.

“He who laughs last, laughs the best.”

Used to express that you can’t claim victory ahead of time because life is unpredictable and things can change in an instant.

“Every pig gets its Christmas Eve.”

Phrase used to express that, sooner or later, we all have to face the consequences of our actions.

“You’re thinking about pregnant birds.”

Refers to a person who is distracted or thinking about unimportant things instead of paying attention.

“What’s done, chest!”

To face the consequences with dignity and courage.

“Left on a horse, came back on foot”

Meaning having less than what you started with.

“Relax, lice. Your comb will come. ”

Pertaining to a restless person or one with little patience, desperate.

“Raise fame and go to sleep”

1. It indicates that repetitive behaviors can define you to the point that others recognize you for them, forming a reputation or image of you. Even if you change your actions or try to reinvent yourself, you will often still be associated with those behaviours that originally gave you that "fame." 2. It's a popular piece of advice that means if you create a reputation, whether good or bad, it will follow you wherever you go, without you having to do anything else.

“When gifted a horse, you don’t look at its fangs. (When a horse is gifted to you, you don’t look at its fangs.)”

1. An expression that suggests gratitude should be shown when receiving a gift, regardless of whether it meets our expectations, preferences, or tastes. 2. You should never criticize, belittle, or look for faults in a gift.

“Above the pigeon peas (above the ganduls)”

1. An action or person that stands out from the rest. 2.Something that is extremely awesome, beyond what was expected. 3.Elite, iconic, on another rank or level.

“The goat always pull towards the mountain.”

People always return to their origins or habits.

“It falls from the plant.”

Something that is obvious, easy to understand.

“Of such stick, such splinter.”

Children tend to be like their parents in characteristics or behavior. Idiom compred to: Like father, like son.

"Monkey knows the tree it climbs."

When an individual is aware of their own actions, even though they pretend to be ignorant of them.

“Forget about the fishes of color.”

Expression directed at someone who is daydreaming and needs to “come back to earth”. (return to reality after a period of daydreaming)

“He who goes to Aguadilla, loses his chair.”

1. To express how one can lose privileges or possessions simply by leaving them unattended momentarily. 2. Whoever leaves a place or position may lose it indefinitely.

“We were a ton, then the mule gave birth.”

When you are already in good company and unexpectedly someone who wasn't invited shows up.

“Thru a pipe and seven keys.”

A lot, abundance, more than enough.

“Shrimp that falls asleep, gets carried away by the stream”

He who is not attentive to opportunities loses them.