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An 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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Old October 12, 2009, 05:18 AM
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He visto esta expresión y no la entiendo. Sabe alguien lo que quiere decir y el equivalente en español. Gracias
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He visto esta expresión y no la entiendo. Sabe alguien lo que quiere decir y el equivalente en español. Gracias
It means to make a small investment to get a much larger one.

dar un gallo para recibir un caballo. (note the -allo twice)
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