Dicho español · Spanish proverb
«El que mucho se arrima, se quema.»
Word for word
He who gets too close, burns himself.
What it really means
The closest English equivalent: Getting too close can get you burned.
Advises keeping a safe distance from risky people or situations. Used to caution someone against getting overly involved.
Hear it in a sentence
El que mucho se arrima, se quema, y tú te estás acercando demasiado a ese problema.
Getting too close can get you burned, and you're getting too close to that problem.
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.