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give something a shot or a go

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Intentar algo
“Give it a shot” An Idiom means to try something, to make an attempt at doing something, or to give something a try. It’s a common idiom used to encourage someone to try something new or challenging. Although Brian had never gone kayaking before, he suddenly decided to give it a go.

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she is a laugh

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she is funny

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go clubbing

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ir de fiesta

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hit the sack

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irse a dormir ( go to bed)

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bored out of my mind

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extremely bored

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there´s no point crying over spilt milk/ it’s no use crying over spilled milk

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said to emphasize that it is not useful feeling sorry about something that has already happened

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round in circles

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to keep doing or talking about the same thing without achieving anything

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he just bursts into tears

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to suddenly start to cry

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it isn’t as though

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no es como si…ex: OK. Sorry. It’s not as though I did it deliberately.

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