Idioms Flashcards

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1
Q

Cat got your tongue?

A

El gato te comió la lengua (no hablar)

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2
Q

Raining cats and dogs?

A

Lloviendo gatos y perros (lloviendo a cantaros)

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3
Q

Not enough room to swing a cat

A

No hay suficiente espacio para balancear un gato (espacios pequeños)

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4
Q

The cat that got the cream

A

El gato que consiguió la crema (o canario)

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5
Q

When te cat´s away, the mice will play

A

Cuando el gano no esté, los ratones jugaran

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6
Q

More tan one way to skin a cat

A

Más de una forma de pelar un gato (muchos caminos para llegar a Roma)

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7
Q

Set the cat among the pigeons

A

Colocar un gato entre las palomas (hace enojar)

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8
Q

Something the cat dragged / Brought in

A

algo que el gato arrastró/trajo (algo desañilado, desordenado o sucio)

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9
Q

Cat burglar

A

Gato ladrón (cauteloso que sube o escala )

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10
Q

To have kittens

A

Tener gatitos (miedo o stress excesivo, tener de nacer)

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11
Q

Las bolas del perro - de puta madre

A

The dog´s bollocks

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12
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Estar en la casa del perro - estar castigado

A

To be in the doghouse

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13
Q

La cola meneando al perro

A

The tail wagging the dog

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14
Q

Enseñar nuevos trucos a un perro viejo (no le puedes enseñar nuevos trucos a un perro viejo)

A

To teach an old dog new tricks

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15
Q

Su ladrido es peor que su mordida

A

His bark is worse than his bite

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16
Q

El pelo del perro que te mordió - Tomar más alcohol para pasar la caña.

A

The hair of the dog

17
Q

Ir a apostar a una carrera

A

Going to see a man about the dog

18
Q

Cuando las cosas empearon, van de mal en peor

A

To go to the dogs

19
Q

Amor adolescente, no serio

A

Puppy love

20
Q

Dejar que los perror duerman, dejarlo ir, no profundizar en el problema

A

Let sleeping dogs lie