getting in the milk and letting in the cat
Spanish translation: Coger el rábano por las hojas
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|  Selected response from: Barbara Thomas United States Local time: 19:03 | |||
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| na | Coger el rábano por las hojas |
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| na | quitarle el dulce a un niño |
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| na | Traes la leche y dejas entrar al gato |
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| na | hacer un esfuerzo por gusto |
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| na | quien da pan a perro ajeno, pierde pan y pierde perro |
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Coger el rábano por las hojas Explanation: La propuesta de un amigo es: lo mejor es .......coger el rabano por las hojas ......es decir ........tomar lo menos importante por lo importante |
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quitarle el dulce a un niño Explanation: It´s the most lengthy phrase I could find. Hope it helps. |
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Traes la leche y dejas entrar al gato Explanation: Are you sure the english phrase is used in the context of "doing routine things"? From here I don´t think so. Look it over and check if the implication is what I think. I believe it is simmilar as "inviting the robber to your house" |
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hacer un esfuerzo por gusto Explanation: Si usted entra la leche a la casa y despues deje entrar al gato, por supuesto que el gato se va a tomar la leche, asi que para que desperdiciar el esfuerzo de entrar la leche? Es hacer un esfuerzo inutil. Eso dice mi esposo que es de Tejas, Estados Unidos. Reference: http://xld.com |
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quien da pan a perro ajeno, pierde pan y pierde perro Explanation: no vale el esfuerzo que se haga si los beneficios revierten a otro |
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