Colloquialisms

Question 1

to show off

Answer 1

fadar

Question 2

i’m fed up

Answer 2

estar + frito/a

Question 3

my other half

Answer 3

mi media naranja

Question 4

fussy

Answer 4

quisquillosos/a or tiquis-miquis

Question 5

to talk non-stop

Answer 5

hablar por los codos

Question 6

to be a really nice person, be an angel

Answer 6

es un pedazo de pan.

Question 7

it’s a piece of cake

Answer 7

¡es pan comido!

Question 8

to daydream

Answer 8

soñar despierto

Question 9

to get to the point

Answer 9

ir al grano

Question 10

to turn someone/something down

Answer 10

dar calabazas

Question 11

it’s no trifle / you can’t laugh this one off

Answer 11

no es moco de pavo

Question 12

to stand up to

Answer 12

plantar cara a

Question 13

just in case

Answer 13

por si las moscas…

Question 14

the last straw

Answer 14

es el colmo

Question 15

to pull someone’s leg

Answer 15

tomar el pelo a alguien

Question 16

to be in one’s prime

Answer 16

estar en la flor de la vida

Question 17

to shake like a leaf

Answer 17

estar hecho un flan

Question 18

to live in the middle of nowhere

Answer 18

estar en el quinto pino

Question 19

to have one’s head in the clouds

Answer 19

estar en las nubes

Question 20

to stick one’s nose in someone else’s business

Answer 20

meter las narices en asuntos de otros

Question 21

to make a mountain out of a molehill

Answer 21

hacer una montaña de un granito de arena

Question 22

to turn a blind eye

Answer 22

hacer la vista gorda

Question 23

to have a bad temper

Answer 23

tener mala leche

Question 24

to be bored to tears

Answer 24

aburrirse como una ostra

Question 25

something is going on

Answer 25

¡hay lío!

Question 26

i deserve a medal

Answer 26

merecer un monumento

Question 27

i can’t live without you

Answer 27

no podré vivir sin tí

Question 28

to put your foot in it

Answer 28

meter la pata