Dicho español · Spanish proverb
«Cuando menos te lo esperas, salta la liebre.»
Word for word
When you least expect it, the hare jumps out.
What it really means
The closest English equivalent: Opportunity comes when you least expect it.
Used when something unexpected—often good—happens suddenly. It reminds people that surprises come without warning.
Hear it in a sentence
Cuando menos te lo esperas, salta la liebre, y hoy me llamaron con una oferta de trabajo.
Opportunity comes when you least expect it, and today they called me with a job offer.
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 exact level.