EXPRESIONES Flashcards

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Como te van las cosas?

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How are things going anyway?

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Corto de dinero

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strapped for cash,

strapped adj slang (short of money) corto de dinero loc adj

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Llegar a fin de mes

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Make ends meet

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Hasta el cuello

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in the hole adv US, informal (in debt) (figurado, coloquial) hasta el cuello loc adv

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Estar agobiado de deudas

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to be loaded with sth we’re loaded with debts → estamos cargados or agobiados de deudas

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Gastarse un dineral, pagar un riñon

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pay through the nose for [sth] v expr figurative (spend too much money on [sth]) (coloquial) gastarse un riñón expr
(AR, coloquial) salir un ojo de la cara expr
He paid through the nose for that car, and it’s nothing but a piece of junk.
Se gastó un riñón en un auto que resultó ser una porquería.

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