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No llegar la sangre al río

It won't come to that / Things won't get out of hand

Idioms & Sayings
Notes & Usage:

Literally 'the blood won't reach the river'. Reassures that a conflict or situation won't escalate to something truly serious.

See It in Context

Discuten mucho pero no llega la sangre al río.

They argue a lot but it won't come to anything serious.

—¿Crees que habrá problemas? —No, no llegará la sangre al río.

—Do you think there'll be trouble? —No, things won't get out of hand.

Tranquilo, no llegará la sangre al río.

Relax, it won't come to that.