Meaning
La expresión «There goes» en inglés se utiliza para indicar que algo o alguien está saliendo de la vista, o que una oportunidad o posibilidad se ha perdido. Es una forma coloquial de comentar situaciones en las que algo se aleja o se desvanece.
Por ejemplo, cuando ves a alguien que se va en un auto, podrías decir: «There goes el auto que quería comprar», refiriéndote a que el auto se está alejando. También se puede usar de manera metafórica, como cuando una oportunidad se escapa: «There goes mi oportunidad de participar en el concurso».
En resumen, «There goes» se utiliza para expresar que algo se va, se pierde o ya no está disponible, ya sea de manera literal o figurada.
Today's Sentences
- There goes my day.
- There goes my luck.
- There goes my money.
- There goes my love life.
- There goes my weekend.
01
There goes my day.
Situation 1
Why are you at the office?
I got called in last minute.
Weren’t you planning to go rafting?
I had all my gear prepared too.
There goes my day.
Ahí se va mi día.
Situation 2
Lizzy invited us to a potluck.
Is that today?
Yes, I’ve been cooking since yesterday.
Well, there goes my day.
Writer's Note
Writer’s Note
'There goes my day' means that something has just come up that will occupy that person for the rest of the day, and they won't be able to get anything else done. You’ll notice that ‘there goes..’ is always used in a negative connotation, that is the person would rather be doing something other than what they are having to do.
02
There goes my luck.
Situation 1
Hello, how can I help you?
I’m here to buy tickets for the game tonight.
I’m so sorry.
We just sold the last two tickets 5 minutes ago.
Acabamos de vender los dos últimos boletos hace 5 minutos.
There goes my luck.
Situation 2
Are you here to see specific model of car?
Yes, the 4th generation model.
Unfortunately, it’s been discontinued.
Well, there goes my luck.
03
There goes my money.
Situation 1
The kids wanna buy a new video game console.
Well, there goes my money.
Is it that expensive?
With accessories and they’re gonna want to buy new games, it adds up!
Situation 2
I just got my paycheck.
Time to spend!
I know I shouldn’t buy another purse.
There goes my money.
Adiós a mi dinero.
We’re slaves to excess consumerism.
04
There goes my love life.
Situation 1
Did you tell her?
I did.
I told her how I felt.
Le conté cómo me sentía.
And?
It turns out she just started dating someone.
There goes my love life.
Adiós a mi vida amorosa.
Situation 2
There’s gossip all around the office about you.
Why?
That you’re engaged but have someone on the side too.
That’s not true, there goes my love life!
05
There goes my weekend.
Situation 1
The kids and I decided that we wanna go camping.
It’s nice that they want to spend time with us.
It is.
And it’s a good way to spend the weekend before school starts.
Y es una buena manera de pasar el fin de semana antes de que empiece la escuela.
I was planning to work on the car, but there goes my weekend.
Situation 2
My mom needs me to drive up to help her move.
Sounds like a lot of work.
I had plans to go to the lake, there goes my weekend.
The lake will always be there, go and help your mom.
