Hoy por ti, mañana por mí

ROBINDESBOIS

May 26, 2010 05:21 PM

Hoy por ti, mañana por mí

English?

spacemaker

May 26, 2010 06:33 PM

Today for you, tomorrow for me.

Rusty

May 26, 2010 09:00 PM

Look here.

Jorjor

May 26, 2010 10:47 PM

Today was for you, tomorrow's for me.

JPablo

May 28, 2010 06:45 AM

Rusty's English idiom should work.
I also found, Tit for tat, albeit this is in its negative "injury" idea, as an alteration of earlier tip for tap, from tip (blow) + for + tap: an equivalent given in return (as for an injury) : retaliation in kind. Like "ojo por ojo, y diente por diente" (La ley del Talión ?)
Also more positive (like your original question) What goes around, comes around.

LibraryLady

May 28, 2010 07:46 AM

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Originally Posted by JPablo (Post 84220)

Rusty's English idiom should work.
I also found, Tit for that, albeit this is in its negative "injury" idea, as an alteration of earlier tip for tap, from tip (blow) + for + tap: an equivalent given in return (as for an injury) : retaliation in kind. Like "ojo por ojo, y diente por diente" (La ley del Talión ?)
Also more positive (like your original question) What goes around, comes around.

JPablo, I agree with you explanation of the phrase but I've always heard it as "tit for tat" not "tit for that."

JPablo

May 28, 2010 07:52 AM

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Originally Posted by LibraryLady (Post 84230)

JPablo, I agree with you explanation of the phrase but I've always heard it as "tit for tat" not "tit for that."

You are absolutely right... :footinmouth: my lapsus. I fixed/edited my previous entry. Yes, it is "tit for tat".

CrOtALiTo

May 28, 2010 07:35 PM

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Originally Posted by spacemaker (Post 83949)

Today for you, tomorrow for me.

It's the literal translation, I guess that it easy.:)

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