Fo idi Flashcards
put all their eggs in one basket
to risk all one has on the success or failure of one thing
Eat Humble pie
to admit that one was wrong or accept that one has been defeated
(tragarse el orgullo)
Spill the beans
to let secret information become known
Go/sell like hotcakes
to be bought quickly and in large numbers
Take sth with a pinch of salt
to not completely believe something that you are told, because you think it is unlikely to be true
Sweeten the pill
they do it to make some unpleasant news or an unpleasant measure more acceptable.
Have bigger fish to fry
you mean you have more important things to do.
The icing on the cake
something that makes a good situation even better
Have a lot on your plate
to have something, usually a large amount of important work, to deal with
Get egg on your face
be very embarrassed because of something you said or did.
appearing foolish usually because something one said would happen has not happened
Cold turkey
in a unexpected and sudden way