you snooze you lose
English
Phrase
you
snooze
you
lose
(
slang
)
If one is not
alert
and
attentive
, one will not be
successful
.
Related terms
snoozer
,
loser
Translations
If you are not alert and attentive, you will not be successful
Finnish:
nopeat syövät hitaat
French:
qui part à la chasse perd sa place
(fr)
,
qui va à la chasse perd sa place
(fr)
,
si tu dors, t'es mort
German:
wer rastet, der rostet
Portuguese:
bobeou, dançou
(
literally
“
you were a fool, you danced
”
)
Spanish:
camarón que se duerme se lo lleva la corriente
(
literally
“
the shrimp that falls asleep is taken away by the current
”
)
See also
the early bird gets the worm