when nothing goes right, go left
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USAGE NOTE
This idiom may be literally translated as "si nada va derecho, vaya a la izquierda."
when nothing goes right, go left(
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)A phrase is a group of words commonly used together (e.g., once upon a time).
1. (idiom) (general)
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).
a. a grandes males, grandes remedios
When nothing goes right, go left. That's the advice my grandfather always gave me.A grandes males, grandes remedios. Ese es el consejo que mi abuelo siempre me daba.
b. cuando la vida te da limones, haz limonada (informal) (singular)
A word or phrase used to refer to the second person informal “tú” by their conjugation or implied context (e.g., How are you?).
I don't know what to do. Everything seems so bleak. - When nothing goes right, go left.No sé que hacer. Todo se ve tan sombrío. - Cuando la vida te da limones, haz limonada.
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