Idioms Flashcards

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Idiom: “Bite the bullet”

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“Hacer algo inevitable, desagradable”

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Example: I’m going to the bit the ball and get my homework done

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Ejemplo: Voy a morder la bala y terminar mi tarea

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Idiom: “Spill the beans”

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“Contar el chisme”

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Example: Ok, spill the beans

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Ejemplo: Ok, suelta el chisme

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Idiom: “A fish out of water”

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“No sentirse cómodo en un lugar”

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Example: When juan was transferred to a new school he felt like a fish out of water
because he didn’t know anyone there

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Ejemplo: Cuando Juan fue trasladado a una nueva escuela se sintió como un pez fuera del agua
porque no conocía a nadie allí

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Idiom: “Break a leg”

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“Buena suerte”

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Example: Anna, Break a leg!

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Ejemplo: Anna, rompete una pierna!

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Idiom: “Walk on air”

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“Sentirse en las nubes”

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Example: She is walking on air since the time she met Simon

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Ejemplo: Ella se siente en las nubes desde que conoció a Simón

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Idiom: “Don’t cry over spilt milk”

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“No llores por la leche derramada”

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Example: There is no point in crying over spilt milk, your news jeans are already ripped and crying isn’t going to fix them…

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Ejemplo: No tiene sentido llorar por la leche derramada, tus jeans nuevos ya están rotos y llorar no los va a arreglar …

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Idiom: “Joined at the hip”

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“Unidos por la cadera”

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Example: Lizzie and Rebecca did everything together. They were in the same deports,the same clubs and they even dressed alike most days. Everyone always
said they were joined at the hip.

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Ejemplo: Lizzie y Rebecca hicieron todo juntas. Estaban en los mismos deportes, los mismos clubes e incluso vestían igual la mayoría de los días. Todos siempre decían que estaban unidas por la cadera.

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Idiom: “Time flies”

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“El tiempo vuela”

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Example: - Pablo: I can’t believe we have been playing video games for the past eight hours
-Camilo: I know. Time flies when you’re having fun.

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Ejemplo: - Pablo: No puedo creer que hayamos estado jugando videojuegos durante las últimas ocho horas.
-Camilo: Lo sé. El tiempo vuela cuando te estas divirtiendo.

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Idiom: “Two heads are better than one”

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“Dos cabezas son mejores que una”

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Example: Ms. Martin-Two heads are better than one. Why don’t you try to work together to come up with a solution to the math problem?

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Ejemplo: La Sra. Martín les dijo a las niñas- Dos cabezas son mejores que una.
¿Por qué no intentan trabajar juntas para encontrar una solución al problema
matemático?

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Idiom: “Class clown”

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“Payaso de la clase”

20
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Example: Jimmy’s classmates always refer to him as the class clown. He is constantly playing tricks on his peers and telling jokes that makes everyone laugh.

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Ejemplo: Los compañeros de clase de Jimmy siempre se refieren a él como el payaso de la clase. Constantemente está engañando a sus compañeros y contando chistes que hacen reír a todos.