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Comportamiento y Enfoque - Falta de cuidado o consideración

Explora modismos en inglés sobre la falta de cuidado o consideración con ejemplos como "tirarse de cabeza" y "poner el carro delante de los caballos".

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English idioms related to Behavior & Approach
to [put] all {one's} eggs in one basket

to only rely on one thing or person for achieving success without any alternatives in case it fails

depender de una sola opción, apostarlo todo a una sola carta

depender de una sola opción, apostarlo todo a una sola carta

Ex: Don't put all your eggs in one basket; apply to several universities. 
to [put] the cart before the horse

to not do things in order

empezar la casa por el tejado, hacer las cosas en el orden equivocado

empezar la casa por el tejado, hacer las cosas en el orden equivocado

Ex: Buying furniture before you have an apartment is putting the cart before the horse. 
to [run] before {sb} (can|could) walk

to make an attempt to do something difficult without having the requirements or means to do so

querer correr antes de andar, meterse en algo difícil sin base

querer correr antes de andar, meterse en algo difícil sin base

Ex: Don't try to build an app yet; you're running before you can walk. 
[throw] the baby out with the bathwater

to lose the good alongside the bad in an attempt to dispose of the bad

tirar lo bueno junto con lo malo, perder lo útil al eliminar lo malo

tirar lo bueno junto con lo malo, perder lo útil al eliminar lo malo

Ex: Don't cancel the whole program; you'll throw the baby out with the bathwater. 
{sb} could not care less

used to say that a person is not interested or concerned about someone or something at all

le importa un comino, le da igual

le importa un comino, le da igual

Ex: He could not care less about what the neighbors think. 
for all I care

used when a person is not concerned about something or someone

por mí, me da igual

por mí, me da igual

Ex: You can quit tomorrow, for all I care. 
to [give] a shit

to care or consider something important

importarle algo, darle importancia

importarle algo, darle importancia

Ex: I do not give a shit what they think about me. 
to {not} [give|care] a tinker's damn

to express a lack of concern or interest in someone or something

importarle un comino, no importarle nada

importarle un comino, no importarle nada

Ex: I do not give a tinker's damn what the critics say. 
no skin off {one's} [back]

used to say that something has no negative impact or consequence on someone

no le afecta en nada, no pierde nada

no le afecta en nada, no pierde nada

Ex: If you ignore my advice, it is no skin off my back. 
to [reckon] without {sb/sth}

to not consider a thing or person while planning and fail to prepare a way to deal with them as a result

no contar con ello, pasar algo por alto

no contar con ello, pasar algo por alto

Ex: They reckoned without the weather, and the outdoor launch was a disaster. 
to [dive] in headfirst

to decide to do something without considering its consequences

lanzarse de cabeza, tirarse a la piscina sin pensarlo

lanzarse de cabeza, tirarse a la piscina sin pensarlo

Ex: She dived in headfirst and signed the contract without reading it. 
to [let] {sth} ride

to allow a situation or issue to continue without intervention, hoping it become better or resolved in the future

dejarlo correr, no tocarlo por ahora

dejarlo correr, no tocarlo por ahora

Ex: The bug is minor, so we will let it ride until the next update. 
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