No habia que echar campanas al vuelo

[poli]

Does this mean :there was no cause for a big celebration

[hermit]

hey poli - i know the phrase in spanish as "echar las campanas a vuelo".

your translation is ok - like "no need to make a big deal of it.".

hermit

[ROBINDESBOIS]

No echar las campanas al vuelo means not to anticipate things. I would say.

[Tomisimo]

What would be a synonym in Spanish for "No echar las campanas al vuelo"?

[AngelicaDeAlquezar]

"Echar campanas al vuelo" es celebrar con júbilo. En el sentido que Robin dice, es celebrar algo antes de tiempo.

[Tomisimo]

"Echar campanas al vuelo" es celebrar con júbilo. En el sentido que Robin dice, es celebrar algo antes de tiempo.
In that sense, then I would say:

No habia que echar campanas al vuelo.
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