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Spanish
Etymology
Literally, “the eaten for the served”.
Proverb
lo comido por lo servido
- what you lose on the swings you gain on the roundabouts
1895, Juan Montalvo, “Chapter 15”, in Capítulos que se le olvidaron a Cervantes:-Al buen pagador no le duelen prendas -replicó Sancho-. En siendo vuesa merced rey o arzobispo, ¿quién le impedirá que alargue la mano y diga: toma, hija, ya eres mi mujer, y ve si soy de los que dicen lo comido por lo servido?- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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