Idioms Flashcards

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1
Q

to get on ones nerves

A

sacarse de quicio

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2
Q

to give goosebumps

A

Ponerse los pelos de punta

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3
Q

to be a coward

A

ser un gallina

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4
Q

to be irrelevant

A

importarse un pimiento

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5
Q

to not be very intelligent

A

ser un melรณn

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6
Q

to be nervous

A

temblar como un flan

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7
Q

to turn it around

A

dar la vuelta a la tortilla

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8
Q

to avoid responsibility

A

lavarse las manos

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9
Q

to not be able to sleep

A

no pegar ojo

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10
Q

to not make sense

A

no tener ni pies ni cabeza

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11
Q

to be tired of something/ someone

A

estar hasta las narices

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12
Q

to be very careful

A

andar con pies de plomo

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13
Q

to have bad luck

A

tener la negra

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14
Q

to make something more complicated than it is

A

buscar tres pies al gato

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15
Q

to be a piece of cake

A

ser pan comido

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16
Q

to be a little crazy

A

estar como una cabra

17
Q

to tell it how it is

A

no tener pelos en la lengua

18
Q

to spare no expense

A

tirar la casa por la ventana

19
Q

to be stunned

A

quedarse de piedra

20
Q

to say something you didnโ€™t mean

A

lo dijo de labios para fuera

21
Q

to be fit as a fiddle

A

estar mรกs sano que una pera

22
Q

to be loaded

A

tener mรกs lana que un borrego

23
Q

to do something pointless

A

echar agua al mar

24
Q

to be better off without

A

estar sano y salvo sin