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Aquí, el que no corre vuela


ROBINDESBOIS November 06, 2009 12:28 PM

Aquí, el que no corre vuela
 
It means that when there is an offer at the supermarket for example, everybody goes like crazy, everybody takes the opportunity, it´s used in multiple contexts.
In English?

Cloudgazer November 06, 2009 05:17 PM

Maybe "feeding frenzy" would work.

EmpanadaRica November 07, 2009 08:52 PM

Hmmmmm not sure perhaps in broader terms, 'Go with the flow' ? :):)

'Get in or lose out'?

'If you snooze, you lose'? :D

Rusty November 07, 2009 09:30 PM

I think a free-for-all would fit. This saying is principally associated with a brawl (fight) and means that there are no rules. But the saying is also used to describe the same kind of frenzy - everybody running (smashing and grabbing) to get the best product for the lowest price.

EmpanadaRica November 07, 2009 09:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rusty (Post 60405)
I think a free-for-all would fit. This saying is principally associated with a brawl (fight) and means that there are no rules. But the saying is also used to describe the same kind of frenzy - everybody running (smashing and grabbing) to get the best product for the lowest price.

Thanx Rusty! :thumbsup:

I have a very vivid image of this now.. :D :p
Next time I come to Spain/México/países latinoamericanos finding myself in "lawless" territory such as a sale, I will attack shouting: 'Aquí , él que no corre vuela.. (and by the way: you snooze, you lose sucker!!) :D :D

Anything goes/ all systems go.. :D :thumbsup:

ROBINDESBOIS November 08, 2009 02:42 AM

It is also used in other context for example, the goverment is giving some help, and most people have already got it, or for example some immigrants that know every rule to make the most of it, to benefit from everything, el que no corre vuela.


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