horse and dog expressions Flashcards

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1
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hold your horses

A

calms down, wait

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2
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get off your high horse

A

chicanero, bajese de ese pony

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3
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stop horsing around

A

Jugar o hacer el tonto de una manera ruda o ruidosa

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4
Q

a horse of different color

A

a different way of thinking

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5
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straight from the horse’s mouth

A

algo dicho de la fuente original

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6
Q

Don’t change the horses in midstream

A

no cambiar de planes, terminar lo que se inicia

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7
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be/get back in the saddle again

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estar de vuelta, retornar a algo que ya no se hacia

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8
Q

beating a dead horse

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repetir la misma cosa, volver a discutir algo que ya se habia hablado

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9
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dark horse

A

Alguien cuyas destrezas, habilidades, planes o intenciones son o no han sido evidentes para los demás.

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10
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Don’t put the cart before the horse

A

hacer las cosas en el orden incorrecto

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11
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a one horse town

A

un pueblo muy aburrido

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12
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wild horses won’t / wouldn’t drag me away from…

A

cuando se esta decidido a hacer algo

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13
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you can lead a horse to water, but you cannot make it drink

A

Puedes darle una oportunidad a alguien pero no obligarlo a aprovecharla.

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14
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if you fall off the horse, get right back again

A

volver a intertarlo

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15
Q

every dog has its day

A

a cada quien le llega su momento

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16
Q

live like a dog

A

vivir como perro

17
Q

work like a dog

A

trabajar como perro

18
Q

sick as a dog

A

muy enfermo

19
Q

dog tired

A

muy/extremadamente cansado

20
Q

his bark is worst than his bite

A

perro que ladra no muerde

Si el ladrido de alguien es peor que su mordida, no es tan desagradable o aterrador como parece

21
Q

dog days of summer

A

dias calurosos y bochornosos

22
Q

rain cats and dogs

A

una tormenta con vientos y lluvias fuertes

23
Q

meaner than a junkyard dog

A

Excepcionalmente cruel, rencoroso, malicioso o violento.

24
Q

in the dog house

A

Si estás en la caseta del perro, alguien está molesto contigo por algo que has hecho.

25
Q

dog eat dog world

A

competencia destructiva o despiadada

26
Q

let’s sleeping dogs lie

A

no moleste ni interfiera en una situación, porque es probable que cause problemas

27
Q

you can never teach an old dog new tricks

A

Alguien que está acostumbrado a hacer las cosas de cierta manera no puede cambiar.