Beginning Flashcards
A bad egg
Bad person
Dark horse
A person who keeps their ability, their skills a secret
Go-getter
Someone who is ambitious. They know what they want and they go after it
Mover and shaker
An influential person
Party animal
Someone who enjoys parties and they go to as many as they can
Smart cookie
Refers to someone who is really clever
24/7
All the time, constantly
A blessing in disguise
When something seems bad or unlucky at first but results in something good happening later
A blessing in disguise
When something seems bad or unlucky at first but results in something good happening later
A blessing in disguise
When something seems bad or unlucky at first but results in something good happening later
A blessing in disguise
When something seems bad or unlucky at first but results in something good happening later
A blessing in disguise
When something seems bad or unlucky at first but results in something good happening later
A cheapskate, a tightarse
Someone who is quite obsessive about avoiding to spend money
A dime dozen
Algo común, sin valor
A fuddy-duddy
Someone who is old-fashioned
A goody-goody
Someone who always appears to be perfect. They try very Hard to please people
A know-it-all
Someone who thinks they know everything and they go sround making sure that everyone knows that they are inteligent.
A needle in the haystack
Something that is impossible to find
A night owl
Someone who feels that they function better at night.
Worrywart
People who worry too much
At the drop of a hat
Immediately, without delay
Be a happy camper
To be pleasant andbin good spirits
Be cheesed off
To be angry or irritated
Blimey!
Oh my god!
Beats me
No sé
Break a leg
Good luck
Bring home the bacon
To make money to support your family.
Cat got your tongue
When someone is speechless or not talking
Come Rain or shine
No matter what
Cool off
Calmate
Crying wolf
To lie many times so no one believes you
Cut the mustard
Do a good job
Cut to the chase
Get to the point, get on with it.
Drive someone at the wall
To make someone irritated, angry or annoyed
Drop in
To visit
Easier said than done
Más fácil decir que hacer
Easy does it
Slow down
Elephant in the room
There’s something important we have to discuss
Enough already
Ya basta
Fair enough
Okey, correcto
Fair share
Parte justa
Fill me in: give me the details
Fit as a fiddle
In good health
Get up
Meet, date
Give it a shot
Intentarlo
Go extra mile
To make an extra effort
Good for nothing
Bueno para nada
Hang in there
Don’t give up
Have the guts
Tener agallas
