ExpressionsCareful!
To look innocent but not be.
Word for word: To be a dead fly.
- How to say it
- ser u·na mos·ca muer·ta
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More sayings: Careful!
- Por si las moscasJust in case.
- El que se quema con leche, hasta la cuajada sopla.Once bitten, twice shy.
- Más vale prevenir que lamentar.Better safe than sorry.
- Perro que ladra no muerde.Their bark is worse than their bite.
- En río revuelto, ganancia de pescadores.Some people profit from chaos.
- Hecha la ley, hecha la trampa.Every rule has a loophole.