Idioms Flashcards

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Sacar de quicio (me saca de quicio)

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To get on someone’s nerves (it gets on my nerves)

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Poner los pelos de punta (me pone los pelos de punta)

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To give gossebumps (it gives me goosebumps)

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Ser un gallina

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To be a coward

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Importar un pimiento (me importa un pimiento)

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To be irrelevant (it is irrelevant to me)

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Temblar como un flan

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To be nervous

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Dar la vuelta a la tortilla

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To turn the situation around

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Lavarse las manos

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To avoid responsibility

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No pegar ojo

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Not being able to sleep

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No tener ni pies ni cabeza

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To no make sense

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Estar hasta las narices

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To be annoyed/tired of something

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Andar con pies de plomo

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To be very careful

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Buscar tres pies al gato

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To make something more complicase than it is

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13
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Ponerse de mala leche

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To get in a bad mood

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Tomar el toro por las astas

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To take the bull by the horns

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