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At a snails pace
Very slowly
Has/Have seen better days.
Used for things that are old or not in good condition.
Rote Learning
Learn by memorizing
Learn by heart
Memorize
You live and learn
Said when you learn sth new o te enteras de algo nuevo
Learn the ropes
When you start a new job or do sth 4 the first time and learn the basics.
The three Rs
Referring to school: Reading, Writing and Arithmetic
Have sth under your belt
To have learned sth that may be useful in the future.
Computer skills are a good thing to have under your belt.
Give sb a piece of your mind.
When you are very angry and le gritoneas a alguien, particularmente si él o ella tuvo la culpa.
Slip into sth
To gradually be in a bad situation.
Slip into unconsciousness. Slip into recession.
Slice and dice
To break a body of information into smaller parts to examine it from different view points, so you can understand it better.
Slice and dice
To break a body of information into smaller parts to examine it from different view points, so you can understand it better.
Be out of the woods
Be out of danger, a difficult situation or trouble.
Be down in the mouth
Be sad
Roll out
The new release is expected to roll out this year.
To make a new product, service or system available for the first time.
Be cool as a cucumber
Be relaxed, nor worried or stressed.
I could eat a horse
I’m starving
Take a stab at sth
To try to do sth
To make an attempt
Pass away
To die
Brush up on sth
To practice a skill to improve or refresh knowledge
I need to brush up on my English skills.
Delve into sth
To examine sth carefully to gain more insight about it.
Take the lion’s share
There’s not going to be much left for everybody else.
Own up (that/to doing sth)
To admit or recognize that you’ve done something wrong.
To confess.
Be drawn to sth
Be interested in sth
Be attracted to sth
That ship has sailed
The opportunity has already passed.
It’s too late to do anything about it.
Have ants in your pants
To not be able to keep still, especially because you are desperate, worried or excited
The school of hard knocks
Painful education one gets from life usually negative experiences.
Teach your grandmother to suck eggs
To give advice to another person in a subject the other person knows even more.
You can’t teach an old dog new tricks
Sb is unwilling to try new ways of doing things.
Refers to people who are too set in their ways.
Learn sth the hard way
Learn thru experience, especially, by making mistakes
To talk shop
To talk about your job with your colleagues when out of the office, especially when inappropriate, for example in a party.
Work your fingers to the bone
To work extremely hard, especially for a long time.
Be (appears to be, seems to be, become) a thing of the past.
Sth that no longer exist or happens.
To pigeonhole
To unfairly think or describe sb or sth as belonging to a particular group.
Wind down
To relax after stress or excitement
Coast along
Do sth without much effort or not trying to improve
Strip out
To ignore particular numbers or parts in a situation in order to understand what is really important
It’s bumper to bumper
Too much traffic, cars almost touching each other
Couldn’t be (better) more
Couldn’t have been (better) more
It couldn’t be better.
They couldn’t have been more attentive.
Be down and out
To have no luck, no money and no opportunities.
Pick yourself up
To recover from a difficult situation.
Make a killing
Have a great financial success.
Have a colorful past
To have been involved in exciting but shocking things.
Crack it
To manage to do sth successfully.
I think I’ve cracked it.
Pull some strings
Echar mano de gente importante para conseguir lo que queremos o ayudar a alguien
Stand the test of time
To continue to be important, respected, recognized, famous, etc. For a long period of time.
For donkey”s years
For a long time, for ever.
Bob’s your uncle
Eso es todo
Asunto arreglado
Pull an all-nighter
To stay up all night, especially yo study.
Take the bull by the horns
Tomar al toro por los cuernos.
Be in the pipeline
When sth is being discussed, prepared or planned, and will happen or exist soon.
Sell sb out
To betray sb in order to gain advantage or benefit.
The blue-eyed boy or girl
El consentido.
Let the cat out of the bag
To reveal a secret carelessly or by mistake.
See eye to eye with sb
To agree w/ sb on sth.
Be floored
To be shocked, super surprised.
Look back (or @sb or sth) with rose tinted glasses
You only see the good points, so it’s unrealistic.
Work a 9-5 job
A job you do during normal office hours
Learn by rote
Memorize
It’s on me
I’ll pay for it.
I’m responsible, I’m the one to blame
Pump it up
To put more energy into what you are doing.
Be more enthusiastic.
Get excited.
Track sb/sth down
To find sb/sth after looking in different places or 4 a long time.
Stand out
To be very noticeable.
To be much better than everything else or everybody else.
Take on
To accept a job or responsibility. She has taken on too much work.
To begin to have a particular quality. Her voice took on a troubled tone.
To employ sb. She was taken on as an assistant.
Take a trip down memory lane
Adentrarse en el mundo de los recuerdos
Without further ado
Sin más preámbulos
Shift gears
To quickly/abruptly change what we are doing or discussing.
Be liable (for, to)
Ser responsable, culpable. The insurance company is liable for the damages.
Likely. He is liable to have an accident.
Prone. We are all liable to make mistakes.
Estar sujeto a. The programme is liable to change without notice
Plug sth in
To connect sth to the supply of electricity.
Take a catnap
Take a short nap, usually during the day.
Put your thinking cap on
To think seriously about sth.
If you can put your thinking cap on I’d be grateful.
Suffice it to say
Suffice it to say that my wife didn’t even unpack.
Put sb up
We can put you up for the night.
Let sb stay @ your house for a short period of time.
Live in an echo chamber
Live in an environment where only beliefs that coincide with yours exist.
Be all over the place
To be disorganized, confused, unable to think clearly or act properly. Chaotic.
Be a game-changer
Sth that affects the situation very much and completely changes the way it develops.
Work out
To do physical exercise in order to get your body fit or strong.
To happen or progress in a satisfactory way. Things just didn’t work out as planned.
Flesh out
To provide more info about sth.
To make sth more complete by adding details.
Play out
To develop in a particular way.
To happen, take place.
I’m no averse to
I don’t mind
It`s Ok
Be green with envy
To be very unhappy because sb has sth you want.
(Try, struggle) to make ends meet
To hardly have enough money to survive.
Roll up your sleeves
To prepare for hard work.
Roll up your sleeves
To prepare for hard work.
Hold on to your hat
Get ready for what’s coming
Ya viene lo bueno
Heard sth thru the grapevine
Me lo dijo un pajarito
Take a sneak peek
Take a secret, quick look at sth.
(Feel, look, act) like the cat that got the cream.
Very happy or satisfied w sth
Have a mind of (one’s, its) own.
A person capable of independent opinion or action.
An object that behaves contrary to the will of the person driving it.
In due course
En su debido tiempo
Cut corners
To do sth poorly.
Go figure
Ve tú a saber
Blow your mind
To impress, overwhelm, excite you to an extreme degree.
There’s no accounting for taste
En gustos se rompen géneros.
Get your hands dirty
Do hard, difficult or routine work.
First things first
Primero lo primero.
(Lose vs save) face
Talking about reputation, prestige.
Save face is guardar las apariencias. Lose face is the opposite.
A load off my mind
An occasion when sth that has been worrying you is resolved or dealt with.
Watch sb like a hawk
Watching sb all the time, usually to make sure they do nothing bad.
Until the cows come home
For a very long time.
Cross your mind
Ocurrir, pasar por la cabeza.
Lock sth in
To get and keep an advantage such as a low price. During the buen fin, we lock in affordable prices, they will increase later on.
To chose or decide sth finally and definitely. Press that key to lock in your answersm
Get your head around sth
Understand sth challenging or confusing
Work your socks off
To work really hard.
The rest is history
The events that happened after that are so well known that there’s no point to tell them.
In the good old days
En mis tiempos…
A blast from the past
Sth or sb that surprises you because you had almost forgotten it.
I love that song. What a blast from the past!
Turn back the hands of time
I wish I could turn back the hands of time, but I can’t.
Pump iron
To lift weights as exercise.
At any rate
De cualquier forma.
For the moment, at any rate, she is safe.
In all seriousness
Hablando en serio
In the trenches
Working in the most difficult parts of a job or business.
Sb’s flesh and blood
Sb’s family.
Get in with sb
To become involved or associated with a person or group of people.
Jump out
To be especially noticeable in comparison to the surroundings, people or things.
I don’t want an outfit that jumps out.
(Struggle, try) to keep a straight face
Luchar para no teírse.
Get one”s point across
To successfully communicate an idea.
Sth is playing up
It is not working as it should.
Sth is playing up
It is not working as it should.
Sth is on the blink
It is not working as it should.
Hands down
Without a question.
Charlie deserved his promotion. Hands down .
Shit-faced
Drunk or under the influence of drugs.
Dead in the water
Unable to function, inoperable.
Be a piece of work
A complicated person, difficult to understand
Let”s roll
An indication to move forward, proceed with an action, like leave a place or start sth.
Steamed
Very angry
Soften the blow
Make it easier to cope w a difficult situation or bad news
Down to the wire
To the last minute
Work your way out
Move slowly or with difficulty from a position or situation
You game?
Are you in? For something fun, different or unusual?
Take the cake
Is the most remarkable of its kind or the most foolish
It doesn’t add up
Algo no checa
Cuando una situación es rara, doesn’t make sense
Be way off the mark
Estar totalmente equivocado
Be Straight edge
A person who does not drink alcohol, smokes or consumes drogs
Hang out
Spend time relaxing or socializing w sb
She goes by Tina
Le dicen Tina
Do quite a number on sb
To injure sb or sth
Pull yourself up
To improve your situation without help from other people
The flip side is/ on the flip side
The less popular aspect of sth, the disadvantage of sth
Like nobody’s business
Como nadie, como nadie más, como si nada, como ninguno
Be out of sorts
Low of spirit, irritable, feeling slightly bad physically
Cut to the chase
Ir al grano
Circle out
To remark or emphasize the importance of sth
Circle out
To discuss or research sth further and broader, to expand the work on sth to get a more integral understanding of it.
Circle back
To get back to the same topic later, after doing further research or work on it
Work like a well-oiled machine
The comings and goings of
I went to plaza Aragón to see the comings and goings of the place
With bells on
To do sth eagerly
Be poised to
Be ready or prepared to do sth
Be poised to
Be ready or prepared to do sth
Jack off
Masturbate
To be on the line
When sth is on the line it is at risk
You name it
Anything you can think of or any option you want
Be a silly goose
To be acting silly or foolish
In check
Under control
In heat
En celo, los animales para sexo.
Be around the block
To have had real life experiences, especially worldly wise
Day in and day out
It happens regularly over a long period of time
Low mintenance
Independent, requiring little work or attention
Make your skin crawl
Sentir horrible, dar horror
The nuts and bolts of
The practical facts about a particular thing rather than the theory
Be part and parcel of
Be an essential feature or element of
Take a stand
To express ones opinion
Step on SBS toes
Hacer algo que molesta a alguien
Keep tabs on sth
Vigilar o monitorear algo
Rinse with mouthwash
Enjuagar (boca)
A host of
A large number of sth
Off we go
Allá vamos
A whole lot
Very much
Things are getting a whole lot worse.
Till death do us part
Hasta que la muerte los separe
Be off the mark
1 Be incorrect or inaccurate
2 A long way of the intended market
A kick in the gut
A situation or piece of news that causes pain, distress, shock.
Losing ones job is a kick in the gut. Or it feels like a kick in the gut.
Shopping cart
Carrito de supermercado
Tank top
Camiseta (sin mangas)
Collar
El cuello de una camisa o chamarra
Collar
El cuello de una camisa o chamarra
Cuff
El puño de una camisa
Cufflinks
Mancuernillas
Built-in kitchen
Cocina integral
Railing
Pasamanos - metal or wood
Platform
Anden del metro en donde esperas y lo abordas
Clothesline
Tendedero
Cleft chin
Barba partida
Adams apple
Goatee
Barba de candado
Hem
Dobladillo hacer el dobladillo
Theres no telling
There’s no telling what time the meeting will end.
There’s no telling whether they will end up together.
A free spirit
An independent person, open-minded and who lives their life in their own terms.
Work around the clock
Work day and night without stopping
Talk turkey
Discuss sth honestly and directly
Play hardball
To act aggressively to get what you want.
Milk the clock
To make the most of a situation or waste time in order to benefit economically when working by the hour
Pound of flesh
Sth you have the right to receive but that would be unreasonable to demand from sb else.
Be sold on sth
To be very enthusiastic or convinced about sth
Play on the edge
To take risks or act in a way that is daring or unconventional
Keep tabs on
Monitor the activities or development of, keep under observation.
Owe it to yourself
Need to do sth to protect your own”a interest
Run over
Exceed a limit, of time for example. I will go out at lunch and will make up the time if I run over.
Hang in there
Remain persistent and determined in difficult circumstances
Keep sb on their toes
To make sb alert and ready to deal with problems.
In broad daylight
A plena luz del día
Be out for blood
Seeking revenge or retribution with intense anger
Washboard stomach
Lavadero
Get in your ear
Talk to sb privately to give advice or warn on sth
That’s the only way forward
That’s the best or only way to progress or improve a situation.
Sth is cut and dried
Simple and easy to understand, or already decided and unlikely to be changed
Give or take
Más o menos. An approximate amt or qty
To be shaken up
To be disturbed due to a distressing event
To collect yourself
To regain calmness after being shaken up
Blow it
To make a mistake or fail
Let’s jump right in
Let’s go straight to the point and start immediately
Be fired up
Be very excited and enthusiastic about sth
Be on a roll
Tener una buena racha, like when having consecutive successes
The relationship is rocky, the business is rocky, the project is rocky
Having difficulties, challenges or problems
Spitfire
Sb energetic, lively, outspoken, enthusiastic.
The ups and downs
Los Buenos y malos momentos
Know sth inside out
Yo know or understand sth completely
Lose your touch
No longer having the ability you once had.
Go get him
Encouraging sb to achieve sth
