Éxito y fracaso en el trabajo: elige el modismo
Elige el modismo: éxito y fracaso en situaciones del trabajo y proyectos personales.
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Tu app se hizo viral y os ofrecieron inversión millonaria en dos semanas. ¿Qué modismo lo describe mejor?
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Think of a sudden business “jackpot.”
"Dar el pelotazo" is about very fast success/money, often suddenly; it’s connected with the Spanish idea of the "cultura del pelotazo" (getting rich quick without much effort).
It’s a nautical metaphor: the project is like a sinking ship.
"Irse a pique" literally means “to go under,” used about a project or business that fails.
Like saying in English “a clean slate” or “to start with a clean slate.”
"Borrón y cuenta nueva" means “to start again from scratch” after a failure or problem.
Remember the English proverb “nothing ventured, nothing gained.”
"Quien no arriesga no gana" is like “nothing ventured, nothing gained”: without risk, there is no reward.
In the past tense here: "se fue…" / "fue…".
"Irse/fue a pique" = “to go under / to fail completely” (about a project).
It’s about quick money/fame.
Meaning: to “hit the jackpot” all of a sudden, to get rich/famous very quickly; in Spain it often has a slightly critical tone (easy money, speculation, etc.).
Visual image: erase the mistakes and start over.
The image of “erasing everything and starting again” matches "borrón y cuenta nueva" very well.
Core idea: without risk, there’s no reward.
This expression encourages taking a risk to get a result. Don’t confuse it with "dar el pelotazo" (which refers to the quick success already having happened).
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