Dicho español · Spanish proverb
«El que nace para maceta, del corredor no pasa.»
¿Cómo se dice «El que nace para maceta, del corredor no pasa» en inglés? You can't escape your destiny.
Word for word
He who is born for a flowerpot never leaves the corridor.
What it really means
The closest English equivalent: You can't escape your destiny.
Used to express that people cannot change their fate or social position. It is often said with resignation or irony.
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Hear it in a sentence
El que nace para maceta, del corredor no pasa; por más que lo intentó, nunca salió de su barrio.
You can't escape your destiny; no matter how hard he tried, he never left his neighborhood.
More Spanish sayings
- Dios da pan a quien no tiene dientes. — Luck comes to those who can't use it.
- El dinero llama al dinero. — Money attracts money.
- Vivir para ver. — You live and learn.
- A río revuelto, ganancia de pescadores. — There is opportunity in troubled waters.
- No hay que tentar al diablo. — Don't tempt fate.
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