por la boca muere el pez

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Spanish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Literally, “fish die through their mouths”.

Proverb[edit]

por la boca muere el pez

  1. what you say can do you harm; silence is golden; loose lips sink ships; keep mum

See also[edit]

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