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1
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once in a blue moon

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cada muerte de obispo

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wave a white flag

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rendirse

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feeling blue

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to be sad

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paint the town red

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festejar vívidamente / a lo máximo

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with flying colors

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con nota sobresaliente

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(to see) Pink elephants

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Alucinar

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Roll out the red carpet

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Dar una cálida bienvenida

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To be caught red handed

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Con las manos en la masa

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To be the black sheep

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Ser la oveja negra

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To be blue blood

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Ser de la realeza

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Green with envy

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Estar celoso

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To feel yellow

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Feliz/Worried/Sick

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13
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Blackmail someone

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Chantajear

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14
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See someone’s true colors

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Ver como es realmente una persona

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15
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Wither than white

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Ser despectivo

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16
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Blue-eyed boy / FaiSerr-haired boy

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Treated with privilege

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17
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To be shown the red card

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Ser expulsado

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18
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Red tape

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Mucho papeleo / Burocracia

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19
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White collar thieves

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Fraude/Robo sin violencia

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20
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Out of the blue

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De la nada / Unexpectedly

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21
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To be given something on a silver plate/platter

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Servido en bandeja de plata

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22
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Use your noodle

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Use el maní

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23
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Cheese someone off

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Molestar/irritar

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Butter someone up

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Endulzar a alguien para pedirle un favor / Sugarcoat

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Sell like hot cakes

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Se vende como pan caliente

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26
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Spill the beans

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Suelte la sopa

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27
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Apple of one’s eye

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La niña de sus ojos

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28
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The cherry on the top

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La cereza del pastel

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29
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Have a bun in the oven

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Estar embarazada

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30
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A bad egg

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una mala persona

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31
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big cheese

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un pez gordo

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32
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bread and butter

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el pan de cada día / a job or activity that provides you with the money you need to live

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33
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cheesy

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of bad quality/not original

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34
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Cool as a cucumber

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fresco como lechuga

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35
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cream of the crop

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The best of a group

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36
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Cry over spilled milk

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to feel sorry or sad about something that has already happened

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37
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hard nut to crack

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difficult to solve/understand

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38
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a couch potato

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alguien vago

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39
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One smart/tough cookie

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alguien inteligente

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40
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full of beans

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to have a lot of energy

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41
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bring home the bacon

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to earn the money that’s needed

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42
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quite a pickle

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algo díficil de hacer

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43
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to pull a rabbit out of the hat

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sorprender

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44
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a wolf in sheep’s clothes

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aparentar

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45
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the birds and the bees

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“la charla”

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46
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chicken out

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acobardarse

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47
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when pigs fly

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cuando los cerdos vuelen

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48
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get the lion’s share

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obtener la mayor parte de

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49
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to kill two birds with one stone

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matar dos pajaros de un tiro

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50
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eager beaver

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a person who is willing to work very hard

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51
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hold your horses

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cálmese

52
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monkey see, monkey do

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hacer lo que hace el resto

53
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raining cats and dogs

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llueven gatos y perros

54
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straight from the horse’s mouth

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escuchar algo de una fuente confiable

55
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barking to the wrong tree

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estar detrás del palo

56
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Count one’s chickens before they hatch

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contar los pollitos antes de que nazcan

57
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a little bird told me

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un pajarito me lo dijo

58
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sleep with the fishes

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to have been murdered and disposed of in water

59
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Cat got your tongue

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te comió la lengua el ratón

60
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every dog has its day

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todos tienen su momento de gloria

61
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take the bull by the horns

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tomar al toro por los cuernos

62
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you can put lipstick on a pig, but it’s still a pig

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aunque la mona se vista de seda

63
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you can’t teach an old dog new tricks

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it is very difficult to teach someone new skills or to change someone’s habits or character

64
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Throw in the towel

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tirar la toalla

65
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beat someone at their own game

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vencer a akguien en su propio juego

66
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play hardball with someone

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To be ruthless, aggressive, or harsh (with one) in order to achieve a certain result

67
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keep one’s eye on the ball

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mantenerse enfocado

68
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to be a bench warmer

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calienta bancas

69
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beats me

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me supera/no entiendo/no sé

70
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don’t hate the player, hate the game

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no odie al jugador, odie al juego

71
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rookie’s mistake

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error de novato

72
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roll the dice

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jugársela

73
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keep the ball rolling

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mantener la bola en juego

74
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at this stage in the game

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a estas alturas / en esta etapa

75
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call the shots

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el que manda

76
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get a head start

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llevar ventaja

77
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give it your best shot

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hacer el mejor intento

78
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hit below the belt

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un golpe bajo

79
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a win-win situation

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situación ganar-ganar

80
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to take time out

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tiempo fuera/descanso

81
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behind the eight ball

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sin suerte/con desventaja

82
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hand the torch/baton to someone

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pasar el mando, responsabilidad, etc

83
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Out of your league

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fuera de su liga

84
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dead meat

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hombre muerto

85
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drop dead

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caer muerto

86
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dead serious

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muy en serio

87
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kiss of death

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el beso de la muerte/causa que algo termine

88
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you’re killing me

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matar de la risa/exasperar

89
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over my dead body

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sobre mi cadáver

90
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love somebody to death

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Amar demasiado a alguien/ amar hasta la muerte

91
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nothing is certain but taxes and death

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nada es seguro, solo la muerteb

92
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dead and buried

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over,finished/pasado pisado

93
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breath one’s last

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dar el último respiro

94
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dance/spit on someone’s grave

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escupir en la tumba de alguien

95
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between life and death

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entre la vida y la muerte

96
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a near death experience

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experiencia cercana a la muerte

97
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be bored to death

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estar muerto de aburrimiento

98
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till death do us part

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hasta que la muerte nos separe

99
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sick and tired

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Thoroughly fatigued or bored/Annoyed or frustrated

100
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matter of life and death

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cuestión de vida o muerte

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at death’s doorstep

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extremely ill or close to death

102
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turning/rolling in his/her grave

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revólcandose en su tumba

103
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Kick the bucket

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patear la cubeta/estirar la pata

104
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my bucket list

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lista de deseos antes de morir

105
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another nail in one’s coffin

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un paso más hacia el final de algo

106
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Chase rainbows/Day dreaming

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soñar despierto/To pursue goals that are unrealistic

107
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The grass is always greener on the other side

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other people always seem to be in a better situation than you, although they may not be

108
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let nature take its course

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dejar que la naturaleza siga su curso

109
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when it rains, it pours

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said when one bad thing happens, followed by a lot of other bad things that make a bad situation worse

110
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add fuel to the fire

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echar leña al fuego

111
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be in deep water

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To be in serious trouble

112
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Beat around the bush

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irse por las ramas/desviarse del punto

113
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castles in the air

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not realistic and have no chance of succeeding

114
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Make a mountain out of a molehill./Storm in a tea cup

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ahogarse en un vaso de agua

115
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sail against the wind

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to be trying to achieve something that is unlikely to succeed because most people would oppose it / contramarea

116
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Nature’s call

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la llamada de la naturaleza

117
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To be a sissy

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a weak, soft, or timid person, or a boy or man viewed as being overly interested in things traditionally associated with women

118
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Steel someone’s thunder

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robar el mérito

119
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every cloud has a silver lining

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said to emphasize that every difficult or unpleasant situation has some advantage

120
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a needle in a haystack

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una aguja en un pajar

121
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to have green fingers/a green thumb

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tener buena mano para las plantas

122
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the tip of the iceberg

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la punta del iceberg

123
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reach for the moon/stars

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to try to do something that is very difficult and impressive

124
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a drop in the ocean

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nada, una nimiedad

125
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a ray of sunshine

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a person who brings happiness into the lives of others

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