📚 proverb • entry_id 48524
revenge is a dish best served cold
Meanings (ES + gloss)
la venganza es un plato que se sirve frío
Revenge should not be rushed, because it must be calculated coolly and/or because it is most satisfying when delayed.
He was no coward, but it had suddenly struck him that the present was a very ill-chosen time for a row with his younger relative, however successful might be the issue. Such violen…
Time had brought me revenge on Lionel, and as the Italian proverb says, revenge is a dish which people of taste prefer to eat cold.
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