Spanish

Proverb

a todo cerdo le llega su San Martín literally Every pig will get his St. Martin

1. every dog has its day

This is not a correct meaning, because "every dog has its day" in English means that sooner or later, one enjoys some degree of success or fame no matter how brief, for the work and effort that one has put forth. It does not have any negative connotation. A closer saying in English would be "the chickens come home to roost" or that sooner or later, you'll get what's coming to you (but for bad deeds done, not good ones, since after all the pig is getting killed on the day of San Martín!). As Wiktionary correctly notes elsewhere about this saying in Spanish:

"alude a que cada cual recibirá en su momento la respuesta por los actos cometidos. Si alguien ha actuado incorrectamente, tarde o temprano le llegará el momento de pagar su culpa. San Martín es una festividad que se celebra el 11 de noviembre en honor de Martín de Tours, siendo una fecha muy señalada en muchos pueblos de la geografía española pues es cuando tiene lugar la matacía o matanza del cerdo."

In English: "alludes to each one will receive in his moment, the answer for acts committed. If someone has acted incorrectly, sooner or later the moment will arrive to pay for the sin. San Martín is a festival that is celebrated on November 11 in honor of Martín de Tours, being a date much noted in many towns in Spain when the slaughter of a pig takes place."