miércoles, 8 de mayo de 2013

TODAY'S IDIOM: DON'T PUT ALL YOUR EGGS IN ONE BASKET

"DON'T PUT ALL YOUR EGGS IN ONE BASKET"
 
 

To make everything dependent on only one thing; to place all one's resources in one place, account, etc.

Example: If you're going to invest the money, my advice would be don't put all your eggs in one basket.

No te lo juegues todo a una sola carta.

Example sentences:

  • He invested all his money in shares in one company and when that company went bankrupt he lost everything. He shouldn't have put all his eggs in one basket / Invirtió todas sus acciones en una empresa y cuando ésta quebró él perdió todo. No debió jugar todo a una sola carta.

  • I didn't want to put all my eggs in one basket, so I played five different lottery games, but lost all of them / No quería jugar todo a una sola carta, así que jugué 5 diferentes juegos de lotería, pero los perdí todos.

Additional examples:

  • I advise you to diversify and not to put all your eggs in one basket.

  • Balance your investments. Don't put all your eggs in one basket.



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