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What does “En boca cerrada no entran moscas” mean in Costa Rica?

ProverbsTalk & silence

Keep quiet and you stay out of trouble.

Word for word: Flies don’t get into a closed mouth.

How to say it
en bo·ca ce·rra·da no en·tran mos·cas
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