“El pez se muere por la boca” is a wise and vivid Spanish proverb. It means “the fish dies by its mouth.” This is part of a complete episode.
Transcript of “Spanish Proverb”
Well, for a while there, it was impossible to miss the stories about radio host Rush Limbaugh getting in trouble for some of the things he said on the air.
And listener Mariana Levy wrote us from Argentina to remind us of the great Spanish proverb along these lines. It goes, el pez por la boca muere, which means the fish dies by its mouth.
Very good. He lives by the sword, dies by the sword. How appropriate.
Yeah, very appropriate, huh?
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