Dicho español · Spanish proverb
«Quien con niños se acuesta, mojado amanece.»
Word for word
Whoever goes to bed with children wakes up wet.
What it really means
The closest English equivalent: Lie down with dogs, wake up with fleas.
Means that if you associate with certain people or take on certain commitments, you must accept the consequences. Often used about childish behavior or messy situations involving kids.
Hear it in a sentence
Ahora tienes que aguantar sus travesuras; quien con niños se acuesta, mojado amanece.
Now you have to put up with their mischief; lie down with dogs, wake up with fleas.
More Spanish sayings
- Una mentira repetida mil veces se convierte en verdad. — A lie repeated a thousand times becomes truth.
- Del árbol caído todos hacen leña. — Everyone kicks a man when he's down.
- A lo hecho, pecho. — What's done is done.
- La verdad sale a flote. — The truth comes to the surface.
- De noche, todos los gatos son pardos. — All cats are grey in the dark.
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.