Expressions Review 2 Flashcards

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1
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the dog that barks doesn’t bite

A

perro que ladra no muerde

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2
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to be brough to light

A

salir/sacar a la luz

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3
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to be powerful and have influence

A

tenir palanca, muneca, varra

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4
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to lose the thread

A

perder el hilo

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5
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to get ready to work

A

ponersa las botas

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6
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to play the fool

A

hacerse el bobo

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7
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to take responsibility

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sacar la cara

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8
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to lack the guts

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faltar las pantalones

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9
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can backfire

A

poderle salir el tiro por la culata

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10
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throw money away

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tirar el dinero en la basuda

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11
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regarding

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con respecto a

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12
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between hear say and fact there is a lot of road

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entre dicha y hecho hay mucho trecho

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13
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he who prays and sins “ties”

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el que reza y peca empata

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14
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scape goat

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chivo expiatorio

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15
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to each his own

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cada loco con su thema

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16
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the architects of ones own destiny

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Los artifices de sus propios destinos

17
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perro que ladra no muerde

A

the dog that barks doesn’t bite

18
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salir/sacar a la luz

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to be brough to light

19
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tenir palanca, muneca, varra

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to be powerful and have influence

20
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perder el hilo

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to lose the thread

21
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ponersa las botas

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to get ready to work

22
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hacerse el bobo

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to play the fool

23
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sacar la cara

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to take responsibility

24
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faltar las pantalones

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to lack the guts

25
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poderle salir el tiro por la culata

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can backfire

26
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tirar el dinero en la basuda

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throw money away

27
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con respecto a

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regarding

28
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entre dicha y hecho hay mucho trecho

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between hear say and fact there is a lot of road

29
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el que reza y peca empata

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he who prays and sins “ties”

30
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chivo expiatorio

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scape goat

31
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cada loco con su thema

A

to each his own

32
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Los artifices de sus propios destinos

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the architects of ones own destiny