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It’s good to have friends in high places. / You’ll be alright if you hang out with good people.

A

A quien a buen árbol se arrima, buena sombra le cobija.

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He/ She’s a chip off the old block.

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De tal palo, tal astilla.

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Don’t look a gift horse in the mouth.

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A caballo regalado no le mires el dentado.

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When in Rome do as the Romans do.

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A donde fueres, haz lo que vieres.

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I do what I like no matter what.

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Ande yo caliente y ríase la gente.

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Older but wiser./ Experience is good / Wisdom comes with age.

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Más sabe el diablo por viejo que por diablo.

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It’s easier to catch a liar than someone with a limp. (!)

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Se coge antes a un mentiroso que a un cojo.

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You can’t what ain’t. (Like asking for pears …)

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Pedir peras al olmo.

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Kill two birds with one stone.

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Matar dos pájaros de un tiro.

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A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.

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Más vale pájaro en mano que ciento volando.

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You reap what you sow.

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Quien siembra vientos recoge tempestades.

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The room was a right mess.

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La sala estaba manga por hombro.

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However early you get up, it doesn’t get light sooner.

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No por mucho madrugar amanece más temprano.

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The early bird gets the worm.

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A quien madruga Dios le ayuda.

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