lo comido por lo servido

== Spanish == === Etymology === Literally, “the eaten for the served”. === Proverb === lo comido por lo servido what you lose on the swings you gain on the roundabouts === Further reading === “comido por servido, o lo comido por lo servido”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025