Idioms Flashcards by Jed Allen | Brainscape

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Estoy entre dos aguas

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I am between two minds

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Dejar huellas

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To leave footprints

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A la vuelta de la esquina

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Around the corner

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La llave de éxito

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The key to success

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Triunfar en el mundo laboral

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Triumph in the working world

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A manos de

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At the hands of

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Dejar el nido

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To leave the nest

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Independizarse

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To become independent

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A los lejos

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From a far

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Llevarse bien con

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To get on well with

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A sus espaldas

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Behind someones back

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A todas luces

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By any reckoning

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Ir al grano

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To go to the point

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A fin de cuentas

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When alls said and done

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Andar a pelos

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Be fighting / squabbling

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Estar sin blanca

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To be broke

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Ese gran desconocido

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The great unknown

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El cuid de la cuestión

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The heart of the matter

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Aportar su granito de arena

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To do your bit

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Hasta cierto punto

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To a certain point

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Estar entre la espada y la pared

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To be between a rock and a hard place

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Aún así

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Even though

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Cueste lo que cueste

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Whatever it costs

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Lleva el peso

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Carry the weight

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Echar una mano

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To lend a hand

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Vivir en un callejón sin salida

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To have no escape

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Tener en mente

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To keep in mind

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Tener la sartén por el mango

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To be in control

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Hacer la vista gorda

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To turn a blind eye

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Damos por sentado

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We take for granted

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Tiene mala prensa

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It gets a bad press

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Que conste que

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State for the record

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Tener mano dura

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To be tough

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Por si fuera poco

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And if that wasnt enough

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Perder la pista

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To lose track of

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Echar raíces

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To take root

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calmar las aguas

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calm the waters

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to go to hell/ get stuffed

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mandar a freir esparragos

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to play the fool

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hacer el indio

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to let your hair down

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soltarse el pelo

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to cost a lot

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costar un riñón

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to be off your head/ mad

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estar como una cabra

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to have one’s head in the clouds

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estar en la luna

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give a talking to

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cantar las cuarenta

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not everyone’s cup of tea

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no ser plato del gusto de todos

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to be a piece of cake

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ser pan comido

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to reach the top

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llegar a la cima

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to sleep like a log

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dormir como un tronco

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to be caught red-handed

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pillar con las manos en la masa

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to be in a dead end

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estar en un callejon sin salida

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I can’t make heads or tails of this

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no tener ni pies ni cabeza

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to throw in the towel

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tirar la toalla

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to be on thin ice

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estar en la cuerda floja

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to backfire

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salir el tiro por la culata

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to take rap

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pagar el pato

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to be as thin as a rake

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estar como un fideo

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a handful of people

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ser cuatro gatos

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to spare no expense

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Tirar la casa por la ventana

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to be hopping mad

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Estar hecho un ají

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to be fit as a fiddle

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Estar más sano que una pera

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to be in a bad mood

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Tener un humor de perros

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it’s pointless

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Echar agua al mar

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extremely stupid

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Tonto(a) de remate

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not the brightest spark in the box

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Corto de luces

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to reject someone/ an invitation

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dar calabazas

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to keep an eye on someone

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echar un ojo

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a big-shot

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un pez gordo

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I could not care less

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no importo un pimiento

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beating round the bush

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andarse por las ramas

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to look carefully

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mirar con lupa

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to make a mountain out of a molehill

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ahogarse en un vaso de agua

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to face the music

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dar la cara