Dicho español · Spanish proverb
«A lo hecho, pecho.»
Word for word
To what is done, chest.
What it really means
The closest English equivalent: What's done is done.
Said to encourage someone to accept the consequences of an irreversible action and face them bravely. Very common in Spain and Latin America when consoling someone after a mistake.
Hear it in a sentence
Ya perdiste el dinero, así que a lo hecho, pecho y sigue adelante.
You already lost the money, so what's done is done and move on.
More Spanish sayings
- El que la hace, la paga. — You reap what you sow.
- Borrón y cuenta nueva. — Let bygones be bygones.
- Del dicho al hecho hay mucho trecho. — Easier said than done.
- A la tercera va la vencida. — Third time's the charm.
- El que siembra vientos, recoge tempestades. — Sow the wind and reap the whirlwind.
Why learn dichos?
Proverbs like this one are everywhere in spoken Spanish — dropped mid-conversation, usually just the first half, with the rest left for you to complete. Recognizing them is one of the fastest ways to sound less like a textbook and follow real speech. Every Lingocito edition signs off with the dicho del día, so you meet one a day next to news written at your level.