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Entre col y col metió una lechugaAn idiom is an expression whose meaning is not readily apparent based on the individual words in the expression. This forum is dedicated to discussing idioms and other sayings. |
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It means that deceivers always find a way to deceive.
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I found references to 'entre col y col, lechuga' (with varied punctuation) on the Internet. Sometimes the last word was omitted or changed. In every instance I looked at, this refrán meant that some variety was added/inserted, e.g., a professor throwing in a couple of jokes during a lengthy lecture.
If this is a correct interpretation, variety is the spice of life would be a good equivalent. We sometimes use the verb pepper to mean the same thing. It means to make something lively and vivid using wit (or abusive language). For example: The long lecture was peppered with jokes, so it was somewhat tolerable. |
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I suppose you´re right but I always heard it in the context that sb takes the slightest chance to deceive you, because to put a lettuce among a thousand cabbages is not easy to realize.
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Entre col y col, lechuga
El refrán advierte especialmente sobre la necesidad de variar las acciones para evitar el cansancio y el aburrimiento por la monotonía. Al mismo tiempo, es de común aplicación a los discursos e intervenciones orales, puesto que aconseja alternar el meollo de la cuestión con anécdotas, dichos o breves historias ilustrativas. Otro significado alude al hecho de que, en ocasiones, nos sucede alguna cosa buena en medio de muchas desgracias. La lechuga, por ser tierna y jugosa, destaca entre las coles, que son más duras y sosas. In English? |
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