Phrase with "la rana" that means "Of course"

Question

My friend from Mexico mentioned that there is an idoim in Spanish that means "of course" that uses "la rana". It is perfect to use when someone asks if you want to do something that he was not sure you would want to do and you want to say, "Of course, I would like to..." Does anyone know this phrase?

Answer 1

Very interesting , Moe, this would not be used like this in Spain, but I can see the reasoning behind the idiom. Good catch

Answer 2

I found this phrase referred to here ----> WordReference.com. The phrase is:
"dime rana y yo brinco"
Since Spanish is not my mother tongue, I would have thought this translates as "Say to me “frog” and I hop." However here are some of the comments by others

 

"Creo que lo que significa es que le puedes pedir lo que quieras, que te hará cualquier favor en el momento en que se lo pidas" and I translate that to mean:
"I believe that what 'dime rana y yo brinco' means is that you can ask what you want and it will be done right away.

 

Another commentator thought it meant “we are at your disposal when you need us.”

 

In English we sometimes hear "Ask me to jump and I will say, "How high?". " But I don't think the meaning is exactly the same as the Spaniosh "Dime 'rana', y yo brinco.".

 

Recuerdos/Regards,

Moe

Answer 3

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esto es horrible, roberto, anda, bórralo:( - 00494d19, Nov 25, 2009