Idiomatic expressions 2 Flashcards

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Alive and kicking

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Vivito y coleando

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2
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All quiet on the Potomac

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La paz reina en Varsovia

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As if there was no tomorrow

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Como si se fuera a acabar el mundo

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4
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At the drop of a hat

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Al instante, en el acto

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5
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Beer belly

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Barrigon, barriga de tomador de cerveza

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6
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Beside the point

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No viene al caso

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7
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To be hard pressed

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Acosado, en dificultades económicas

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To be in a jam, to be in hot water

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Estar metido en un lío

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9
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To be in seventh heaven

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Sentir extrema felicidad

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10
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To be in the driver’s seat

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Tener un puesto de autoridad

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11
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To be stoned

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Estar drogado

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12
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To be the talk of the town

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Andar en boca de todos

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13
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To butter up

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Adular

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14
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Come rain or shine

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De todas maneras

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15
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Cool as a cucumber

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Fresco como una lechuga

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16
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Cross my heart and hope to die

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¡Qué me muera si miento!

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17
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To call it a day

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Dar por terminadas las labores del día

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18
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To catch someone red-handed

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Agarrar a alguien con las manos en la masa.

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19
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To cost an arm and a leg

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Costar un ojo de la cara

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20
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Day in, day out

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Todos los dias

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21
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To day dream

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Hacerse ilusiones

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22
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To deliver the goods

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Cumplir con lo prometido

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23
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To drive one crazy

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Sacarlo a uno de las casillas

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24
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Fat chance

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¡Ni lo sueñes!

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25
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Flesh and blood

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De carne y hueso

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26
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For goodness sake

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¡Por Dios!

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27
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For the hell of it

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Por puro gusto

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28
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To feather one’s nest

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Hacer su agosto, enriquecerse a expensas de otro

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29
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To fit to a T

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Quedarle algo a la perfección

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30
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God forgive

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¡No lo quiera Dios!

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31
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Goodness gracious

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¡Santo Dios!

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32
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To get the boot, to get the ax

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Ser despedido de un trabajo

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33
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To go down the drain

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Irse al traste

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34
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To go to pieces

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Desmoronarse, desmoralizarse por completo

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35
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To give the green light

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Dar la aprobación a un proyecto

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36
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Hang in there

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No te rindas

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37
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A hell of a lot

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Muchísimo

38
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Hold your horses

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Calma, no hay prisa

39
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Holy Toledo

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¡Cielo santo!

40
Q

How come?

A

¿Cómo es eso?

41
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Out of the horse’s mouth

A

De muy buena fuente

42
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She hates his guts

A

Lo odia a muerte, lo odia con todo su corazón

43
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To hit the road

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Irse, largarse

44
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To have guts

A

Tener agallas

45
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To have sticky fingers

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Tener inclinación a robar

46
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To hit the books

A

Estudiar con ahinco

47
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If only I knew

A

Quién lo supiera

48
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In a nutshell

A

En pocas palabras

49
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It doesn’t ring a bell

A

No me suena

50
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It goes without saying

A

Es cosa sabida

51
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It serves him right

A

Se lo merece

52
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It suits me to a T

A

Me cae perfecto

53
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It is beyond me

A

No entiendo ni jota

54
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It is nothing to brag about

A

No es nada del otro mundo

55
Q

Knock it off

A

¡Basta!

56
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To keep a straight face

A

Contener la risa

57
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To know a thing or to

A

Saber algo

58
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To know something from A to Z

A

Conocer algo como la palma de la mano

59
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To know something to a T

A

Saberselo al dedillo

60
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Like hell

A

¡De ninguna manera!

61
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Look who is talking

A

¡Mira quién habla!

62
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To let off steam

A

Desahogarse

63
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To look the other way

A

Hacerse de la vista gorda

64
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Mad as a hatter

A

Loco de remate

65
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Much water has flowed under the bridge

A

Ha pasado mucho tiempo

66
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My goodness!

A

¡Dios mio!

67
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My heavens

A

Caramba

68
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To make it one’s business

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Proponerse a hacer algo

69
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To miss the point

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No entender

70
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No way

A

De ninguna manera

71
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Oh dear!

A

¡Dios mio!

72
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On cloud nine

A

En la luna, en las nubes

73
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On cloud seven

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Completamente feliz, completamente satisfecho

74
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To pass the buck

A

Pasarle la responsabilidad a otro

75
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To play it safe

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Actuar con precaución

76
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To pull one’s leg

A

Tomar el pelo a alguien

77
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A queer fish

A

Un tipo raro

78
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Red carpet treatment

A

Tratar a cuerpo de rey

79
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To ruffle one’s feathers

A

Fastidiar a alguien

80
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Shame on you

A

¡Qué verguenza!

81
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To see red

A

Echar chispas, ponerse furioso

82
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To sleep on it

A

Consultarlo con la almohada

83
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To swim with the tide

A

Ir con la corriente

84
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To throw in the towel

A

Darse por vencido

85
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To turn the tables

A

Cambiar la suerte

86
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A wild goose chase

A

Una persecucción inútil

87
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To walk on air

A

Rebozar con felicidad

88
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To walk on water

A

Hacer milagros

89
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What a nerve

A

¡Qué descaro!

90
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When it comes down to it

A

A la hora de la verdad

91
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Where in the world?

A

¿Dónde diablos?