el que se fue a Quito, perdió su banquito
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This idiom may be literally translated as "he who left for Quito, lost his stool."
el que se fue a Quito, perdió su banquito
A phrase is a group of words commonly used together (e.g., once upon a time).
1. (idiom) (take good care of your place, or you risk losing it) (Ecuador) (Panama)
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).
Regionalism used in Ecuador
Regionalism used in Panama
a. finders, keepers (idiom)
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).
Creo que ese es el puesto de Raquel. - Bueno, el que se fue a Quito, perdió su banquito.I think that's Raquel's seat. - Well, finders, keepers.
b. finders, keepers, losers, weepers (idiom)
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).
El que se fue a Quito, perdió su banquito. Esta es mi silla ahora.Finders, keepers, losers, weepers. This is my seat now.
c. move your meat, lose your seat (idiom)
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).
Deja de molestar y devuélveme mi puesto. - No. El que se fue a Quito, perdió su banquito.Stop being a nuisance and give me back my seat. - No. Move your meat, lose your seat.
d. move your feet, lose your seat (idiom)
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).
Yo estaba en la litera de abajo. - Bueno, el que se fue a Quito, perdió su banquito.I was in the bottom bunk. - Well, move your feet, lose your seat.
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