el que se fue a Sevilla, perdió su silla

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This idiom may be literally translated as "he who left for Seville, lost his seat."

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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).

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(take good care of your place, or you risk losing it)

Regionalism used in Argentina

(Argentina)

Regionalism used in Spain

(Spain)

a. finders, keepers

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).

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Siempre me quitas el puesto cuando voy al baño. - Bueno, el que se fue a Sevilla, perdió su silla.You always steal my seat when I go to the bathroom. - Well, finders, keepers.

b. finders, keepers, losers, weepers

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).

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Ese era mi puesto. Muévete. - No. El que se fue a Sevilla, perdió su silla.That was my seat. Move. - No. Finders, keepers, losers, weepers.

c. move your meat, lose your seat

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).

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El que se fue a Sevilla, perdió su silla. Este es mi puesto ahora.Move your meat, lose your seat. This is my spot now.

d. move your feet, lose your seat

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).

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¿Qué haces en mi silla? - El que se fue a Sevilla, perdió su silla. Siéntate en el sofá.What are you doing in my chair? - Move your feet, lose your seat. Sit on the couch.

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