Animals Flashcards
sentirse como pez en el agua
to feel like a fish in water
jugar al ratón y al gato
to play cat and mouse (lit. the mouse and the cat)
matar el gusanillo
to satisfy one’s hunger (lit. to kill the little worm)
llorar lágrimas de cococdrilo
to cry crocodile tears
ser como el perro y el gato
to fight like cats and dogs (lit. to be like the dog and the cat)
por la noche todos los gatos son pardos
all cats are black (lit. grey-brown) at night
por si las moscas
just in case (lit. in case of flies)
dormir como una marmota
to sleep like a log (lit. like a groundhog)
dormir como un tronco
to sleep like a log
aquí hay gato encerrado
there’s something fishy going on (lit. there’s a cat locked in here)
estar como una cabra
to be as mad as a hatter (lit. to be like a goat)
menos lobos, caperucita
don’t exaggerate (lit. fewer wolves, little red riding hood)
marear la perdiz
to beat around the bush (lit. to make the partridge dizzy)
Más vale pájaro en mano, que cien volando
A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush
La gallina de los huevos de oro
The goose that lays the golden egg
Dar gato por liebre
to take someone for a ride; to pull the wool over someone’s eyes
Ser una gallina
To be a chicken
