Dicho español · Spanish proverb
«De perdidos, al río.»
Word for word
From lost, to the river.
What it really means
The closest English equivalent: In for a penny, in for a pound.
Said when one has already taken a risk or suffered a loss, so it's better to go all the way rather than hold back. Common in Spain, used when committing fully to a risky or bold decision.
Hear it in a sentence
Ya invertí mucho dinero, así que de perdidos, al río: voy a invertir el resto.
I already invested a lot of money, so in for a penny, in for a pound: I'll invest the rest.
More Spanish sayings
- La suerte favorece a los audaces. — Fortune favors the bold.
- Más vale malo conocido que bueno por conocer. — Better the devil you know than the devil you don't.
- La codicia rompe el saco. — Greed overreaches and loses everything.
- Donde hay amor, hay dolor. — Where there is love, there is pain.
- A grandes males, grandes remedios. — Desperate times call for desperate measures.
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.