Bicho malo nunca muere.

USAGE NOTE
This saying may be literally translated as "Bad creature never dies."
A phrase is a group of words commonly used together (e.g., once upon a time).
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A proverb is a sentence or phrase that offers advice or expresses a commonly-held truth (e.g., All that glitters is not gold.).
(proverb)
(bad people live longer)
a. The devil looks after his own.
A proverb is a sentence or phrase that offers advice or expresses a commonly-held truth (e.g., All that glitters is not gold.).
(proverb)
¡Casi me mato! - Vamos, seguro que no fue para tanto. Además, bicho malo nunca muere.I nearly killed myself! - Oh, come off it. I'm sure it wasn't that bad. Besides, the devil looks after his own.
b. Ill weeds grow apace.
A proverb is a sentence or phrase that offers advice or expresses a commonly-held truth (e.g., All that glitters is not gold.).
(proverb)
El dictador murió viejísimo. Bueno, ya sabes lo que dicen, bicho malo nunca muere.The dictator died very old. Well, you know what they say, ill weeds grow apace.
c. Only the good die young.
A proverb is a sentence or phrase that offers advice or expresses a commonly-held truth (e.g., All that glitters is not gold.).
(proverb)
Es un tipo despreciable. Ojalá desapareciera. - Bicho malo nunca muere.He's a despicable type. I wish he'd disappear. - Only the good die young.
d. Too mean to die.
An idiom is a phrase with a meaning different from the literal meaning of the separate words that make it up (e.g., break a leg).
(idiom)
La camiseta de Germán llevaba su lema favorito "Bicho malo nunca muere".German's T-shirt had his favorite motto: "Too mean to die."
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