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hoy por ti, mañana por mí
Language:
es
1.
Spain
Latin America
General
proverbial
informal
Mutual reciprocity: I help you now and you help me later; a reciprocal arrangement of favors.
A quid pro quo understanding in which assistance or benefits are exchanged over time.
Examples:
ES:
- Leo hay una larga historia de "hoy por ti, mañana por mí" entre policías y detectives.
EN:
- Leo... there is a long and proud history of mutual back-scratching... between cops and private dicks.
ES:
De nada, hoy por ti, mañana por mí.
EN:
No problem. It's called paying it forward.
ES:
El tradicional hoy por ti, mañana por mí.
EN:
Good old traditional tit for tat.
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