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Question 1

It costs an arm and a leg

Answer 1

Cuesta un ojo de la cara

Question 2

I got in the car before greeting him

Answer 2

Me subí al carro antes de saludarlo

Question 3

If I had known that I would have called her

Answer 3

De haberlo sabido/Si lo hubiera sabido yo la habría llamado

Question 4

How did your car get dented?

Answer 4

Cómo se abolló tu carro?

Question 5

Juan blew his nose noisily

Answer 5

Juan se sonó/se sopló la nariz ruidosamente

Question 6

I got up on the wrong side of the bed

Answer 6

Me levanté con el pie izquierdo

Question 7

Wait for me downstairs. I’ll be right down

Answer 7

Espérame abajo. Bajo en seguida

Question 8

She withdrew from the race

Answer 8

Ella se retiró de la carrera

Question 9

That name sounds familiar

Answer 9

Ese nombre me suena

Question 10

He thinks he is very important

Answer 10

Él se cree el ombligo del mundo

Question 11

It doesn’t make sense

Answer 11

No tiene sentido/pies ni cabeza

Question 12

She talks a lot

Answer 12

Ella habla hasta por los codos

Question 13

I’m between a rock and a hard spot

Answer 13

Estoy entre la espada y la pared

Question 14

She took the criticism to heart and changed her behavior

Answer 14

Ella se tomó las críticas muy A pecho y cambió su comportamiento

Question 15

He took it too seriously and was offended

Answer 15

Él se lo tomó demasiado en serio y se ofendió

Question 16

It was obvious that she had stage fright

Answer 16

Era obvio que ella tenía miedo escénico

Question 17

I prefer to go with him rather then with her

Answer 17

Prefiero ir con él que con ella

Question 18

I prefer to eat fish rather then meat

Answer 18

Prefiero comer pescado a carne

Question 19

Go ahead. I’ll catch up

Answer 19

Adelántate, te alcanzo

Question 20

My mind went blank

Answer 20

Me quedé en blanco

Question 21

What was I going to say?

Answer 21

Qué iba a decir?

Question 22

Stand behind me

Answer 22

Ponte de pie/parate detrás de mí

Question 23

She will not say anything in front of you

Answer 23

Ella no dirá nada delante de ti

Question 24

I’m very sorry about your job

Answer 24

Siento mucho lo de tu empleo

Question 25

I have it on the tip of my tongue

Answer 25

Lo tengo en la punta de la lengua

Question 26

He earned 100,000 pesos He won the trust of everyone

Answer 26

Él se ganó/100,000 pesos/la confianza de todos SE to add emphasis to amount and metaphorical

Question 27

He envisioned/thought of a new way of doing it

Answer 27

Él imaginó un nuevo modo de hacerlo

Question 28

I imagine/suppose/guess/that they don’t want to buy it

Answer 28

Me imagino que ellos no quieran comprarlo

Question 29

It occurred to me that he had not called

Answer 29

Se me ocurrió que él no había llamado

Question 30

If it weren’t for the rain the hike would have been easy

Answer 30

Si no fuera por la lluvia la caminata habría sido fácil