Dicho español · Spanish proverb
«Nadie da duros a cuatro pesetas.»
Word for word
Nobody gives duros for four pesetas.
What it really means
The closest English equivalent: Nobody gives something for nothing.
Used to warn that an offer that seems too good is probably a scam or has hidden costs. Common in Spain and understood across the Spanish-speaking world.
Hear it in a sentence
Ese precio es demasiado bajo; nadie da duros a cuatro pesetas.
That price is too low; nobody gives something for nothing.
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.