No llegó la sangre al río

No llegó la sangre al río
 

This is one of Robin's.;)

"no ha llegado la sangre al rio." = "it's not all that bad.", or "it's not so bad
as all that."

hermit

Not to have serious consequences
things never get bloody
they never came to blows

You´re right, it was one of mine.

Your last translation is my favourite, Robin. Keeps the same violent flavour of the original.