Idiomatic Expressions

Question 1

A decir verdad

Answer 1

To tell the truth

Question 2

A dos pasos de aqui

Answer 2

A few steps away

Question 3

A espaldas de alguien

Answer 3

Behind someone’s back

Question 4

A fin de

Answer 4

In order to

Question 5

A fondo

Answer 5

Thoroughly, completely

Question 6

A la carrera

Answer 6

On the run

Question 7

A partir de

Answer 7

As of, beginning at

Question 8

Abrirse paso

Answer 8

To work one’s way through

Question 9

Ahogarse en un vaso de agua

Answer 9

To make a mountain out of a molehill

Question 10

Al fin y al cabo

Answer 10

In the end, after all, anyway

Question 11

Al primer golpe de vista

Answer 11

At first glance

Question 12

Andar en boca de todos

Answer 12

To be on everyone’s lips

Question 13

Arreglárselas para

Answer 13

To manage to

Question 14

Boca abajo

Answer 14

Face down

Question 15

Cada loco con su tema

Answer 15

To each his own

Question 16

Cantar de plano

Answer 16

To spill the beans, to make a full confession

Question 17

Cara a cara

Answer 17

Privately

Question 18

Clavar los ojos en

Answer 18

To stare at

Question 19

Como Pedro por su casa

Answer 19

As if he owned the place

Question 20

Costar un ojo de la cara

Answer 20

To cost an arm and a leg

Question 21

Cría cuervos y te sacarán los ojos

Answer 21

To bite the hand that feeds you

Question 22

Cuatro gatos locos

Answer 22

Hardly a soul

Question 23

Cuento chino

Answer 23

Cock and bull story

Question 24

Chévere

Answer 24

Terrific, neat

Question 25

Dar lo mismo

Answer 25

To make no difference

Question 26

De buenas a primeras

Answer 26

Right off the bat, suddenly

Question 27

De cabo a rabo

Answer 27

From beginning to end

Question 28

De todas maneras

Answer 28

At any rate

Question 29

De una vez y para siempre

Answer 29

Once and for all

Question 30

Dichosos los ojos que lo ven

Answer 30

How nice to see you

Question 31

El hábito no hace al monje

Answer 31

You can't judge a book by its cover

Question 32

En resumidas cuentas

Answer 32

In brief, in short

Question 33

Estar hasta la coronilla

Answer 33

To be fed up

Question 34

Estar a la mira

Answer 34

To be on the lookout

Question 35

Estar como un pez en el agua

Answer 35

To feel right at home

Question 36

Estar de moda

Answer 36

To be fashionable, to be chic

Question 37

Estar echando chispas

Answer 37

To be hopping mad

Question 38

Estar fichado

Answer 38

To be on someone's blacklist

Question 39

Estar muriéndose de ganas

Answer 39

To be dying to do something

Question 40

Estar siempre con la misma cantaleta

Answer 40

To harp on the same string, to have a one-track mind

Question 41

Ganarse la vida

Answer 41

To earn one's living

Question 42

Hablar a mil por hora

Answer 42

To talk non-stop

Question 43

Hacer añicos

Answer 43

To smash something to smithereens

Question 44

Hacer buenas migas

Answer 44

To get along with someone, hit it off

Question 45

Hacer furor

Answer 45

To make a big splash

Question 46

Hacer la barba a alguien

Answer 46

To butter someone up, to kiss up to someone

Question 47

Ir al grano

Answer 47

To get to the point

Question 48

La gota que derrama el vaso

Answer 48

The straw that broke the camel's back

Question 49

Las malas lenguas

Answer 49

Rumor has it

Question 50

Llamar al pan pan y el vino vino

Answer 50

To call a spade a spade

Question 51

Llevar la batuta

Answer 51

To run the show

Question 52

Llevarse bien con alguien

Answer 52

To get along well with someone

Question 53

Llevarse como perro y gato

Answer 53

To fight like a cat and dog

Question 54

Llover a cántaros

Answer 54

To rain cats and dogs

Question 55

Más de cuatro

Answer 55

Several people

Question 56

Más vale tarde que nunca

Answer 56

Better late than never

Question 57

Meterse en buen lío

Answer 57

To get one's self into a fine mess

Question 58

Nadar entre dos gotas

Answer 58

To be undecided, to be on the fence

Question 59

No dar el brazo a torcer

Answer 59

To stick to one's guns, to not give in

Question 60

No decir ni pío

Answer 60

Not to say a word

Question 61

No haber inventado el pólvora

Answer 61

To be no genius

Question 62

No importar un bledo

Answer 62

Not to give a darn about

Question 63

No mover un dedo

Answer 63

Not to lift a finger

Question 64

No es cosa de juego

Answer 64

It is not a laughing matter

Question 65

Poner al corriente

Answer 65

To bring up to date, to give the lowdown

Question 66

Ponersele a uno la carne de gallina

Answer 66

To get goosebumps

Question 67

Por el estilo

Answer 67

Of that sort

Question 68

¿Qué mosca te pica?

Answer 68

What's eating you?

Question 69

Ratos libres

Answer 69

Spare time

Question 70

Ser un cero a la izquierda

Answer 70

A useless person

Question 71

Ser uña y carne

Answer 71

To be hand in glove

Question 72

Sin falter una coma

Answer 72

Down to the last detail

Question 73

Tener los nervios de punta

Answer 73

To be edgy

Question 74

Tener mal genio

Answer 74

To have a bad temper

Question 75

Tragarse el anzuelo

Answer 75

To buy it

Question 76

Va por cuenta de la casa

Answer 76

It's on the house