Idioms

Question 1

tread on toes

Answer 1

invadir el territorio de (do something to annoy or upset someone)

Question 2

to pull someone’s leg

Answer 2

tomar el pelo (tricking or making fun of someone)

Question 3

to be a piece of cake

Answer 3

ser pan comido (something is very easy to do)

Question 4

to be a little crazy

Answer 4

estar como una cabra

Question 5

to be straightforward

Answer 5

no tener pelos en la lengua

Question 6

to spare no expense

Answer 6

tirar la casa por la ventana

Question 7

to be stunned

Answer 7

quedarse de piedra

Question 8

to say something you didn’t mean

Answer 8

lo dijo de labios para fuera

Question 9

to be very angry

Answer 9

estar hecho un ají

Question 10

to put the cart before the horse

Answer 10

empezar la casa por el tejado (have things in the wrong order)

Question 11

to be fit as a fiddle

Answer 11

estar más sano que una pera (someone feels great/healthy)

Question 12

to be bosom buddies

Answer 12

ser uña y carne (to be inseparable)

Question 13

to be in a bad mood

Answer 13

tener un humor de perros

Question 14

to make one’s mouth water / to be mouthwatering

Answer 14

se me hace agua la boca

Question 15

to be loaded

Answer 15

tiene más lana que un borrego

Question 16

to do something pointless / to put a drop in the bucket

Answer 16

echar agua al mar