Dicho español · Spanish proverb
«A otro perro con ese hueso.»
Word for word
To another dog with that bone.
What it really means
The closest English equivalent: Tell that to someone who'll believe it.
Dismisses an obvious lie or excuse, telling the speaker to try fooling someone else. Very common in informal Spanish on both sides of the Atlantic.
Hear it in a sentence
¿Que no tienes dinero? A otro perro con ese hueso.
You don't have money? Tell that to someone who'll believe it.
More Spanish sayings
- Después de la tormenta, viene la calma. — After the storm comes the calm.
- No hay peor ciego que el que no quiere ver. — None so blind as those who will not see.
- A la tercera va la vencida. — Third time's the charm.
- El saber no ocupa lugar. — You can never know too much.
- Ver para creer. — Seeing is believing.
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.