This phrase is an idiom meaning 'if you don't ask for what you want, you won't get it.' It's a way of saying that one has to express their needs or desires to have them fulfilled.
Examples
- Spanish: Si no pides un aumento a tu jefe, no lo conseguirás. Como dice el dicho, 'guagua que no llora, no mama'.
- English: If you don't ask your boss for a raise, you won't get it. As the saying goes, 'the baby that doesn't cry, doesn't get fed.'