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1
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About face

A

cambio radical

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2
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across th board

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con caracter generl

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3
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to add insult to an injury

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para colmo / por si esto fuera poco

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4
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an agonizing reappraisal

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doloroso replanteamiento

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5
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all and sundry

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todos sin excepcion

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6
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all cats are alike in the dark

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de noche todos los gatos son pardos

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7
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all his geese are swans

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lo suyo es siempre lo mejor/ no hya nada como lo suyo

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8
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to announce the glad tidings

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dar buenas noticias

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9
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as broad as it is long

A

es igual, lo mismo da

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10
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as easy as falling off a horse

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mas facil no puede ser

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11
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as long as i am sound in wind and limb

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mientras el cuerpo aguante/ mientras me queden fuerzas

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12
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as the crow flies

A

en linea recta

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13
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as well be hanged for a sheep as for a lamb

A

de perdidos al rio, preso por mil

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14
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at one go

A

de golpe

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15
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at one’s wits end

A

sin saber que decir o hacer

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16
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at sea

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desorientado

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17
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at sixes and sevens

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no conseguir ponerse de acuerdo / en desorden

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18
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at the end of nowhere

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muy lejos, en el 5to infierno

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19
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a bakers dozen

A

13 en lugar de doce

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20
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to be a dime a dozen

A

ser abundantes o muy numerosos, a patadas, ser muy baratos

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21
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to be a far cry from

A

no poderse comparar

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22
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to be afeather in someones hat

A

uno a su favor, apuntarse un tanto

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23
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to be all thumbs

A

tener manos torpes

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24
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to be as good as gold

A

ser mas bueno que el pan

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25
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to be at odds with

A

discutir, pelear

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26
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to be at stake

A

peligrar

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27
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to be born with a silver spoon in ones mouth

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haber nacido en la opulencia

28
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to be down and out

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estar arruinado

29
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to be downcast

A

estar abatido

30
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to be hand in glove together

A

ser uña y carne

31
Q

to be in a quandary

A

verse ante un dilema, estar perplejo

32
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to be in the bag

A

ser cosa hecha (tell him not to worry, it is in the bag)

33
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to be in the cart

A

estar en un aprieto

34
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to be in the doldrums

A

estar abatido

35
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to be in the know

A

estar en el secreto

36
Q

to be in the offing

A

avecinarse/ acercarse

37
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to be in the wind

A

prepararse, tramar algo (there is sth in the wind, algo esta pasando)

38
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to be instrumental in

A

colaborar en algo

39
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to be obliged

A

quedar agradecido

40
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to be on cloud 9

A

estar en el 7o cielo

41
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to be on ones toes

A

estar alerta, tener los ojos bien abiertos

42
Q

to be out at the elbows

A

ir mal vestido, descuidado

43
Q

to be past praying

A

no tener remedio

44
Q

to be taken aback

A

boquiabierto ( i was taken aback when she talked japanese)

45
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to be uo to ones eyes

A

estar abrumado, agobiado de trabajo (with this meeting, we Argentina eup to ones eyes)

46
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to bear the brunt of

A

cargar con la culpa, llevar la peor parte

47
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to beat a path to s.o. door

A

acosar/ asediar (women have ceased to bear the path to his door, since he became fat)

48
Q

to bell the cat

A

ponerle el cascabel al gato

49
Q

big wheel

A

big shot

50
Q

a bird in the bush

A

que no es seguro, problematico, esta ene l aire

51
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a bird in the hand

A

cosa segura

52
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birds of a feather

A

tal para cual (u and i are birds in the feather)

53
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birds of a feather flock together

A

dios los cria y ellos se juntan

54
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to blow hot and cold

A

cambiar de opinion todo el tiempo

55
Q

to blow ones top

A

poner el grito en el cielo

56
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to blow the bellows (or coals fire) to

A

echar leña al fuego

57
Q

a blue stocking

A

mujer intelectual literata

58
Q

bottoms up

A

bebamos!

59
Q

the brain drain

A

profesionales que emigran a otro pais x mejores sueldos

60
Q

a bread and butter letter

A

carta para agradecer la hospitalidad

61
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to bring a hornets nest around your ears

A

lluvia de indignaciones

62
Q

to burn the ca ndle at both ends

A

agotarse

63
Q

to bury the hatchet

A

hacer las paces

64
Q

to buy a cat in a hat

A

aventurarse, ir a ciegas

65
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by fair means or foul

A

a las buenas o a las malas

66
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by hook or by crook

A

contra viento y marea, por encima de todo

67
Q

by leaps and bounds

A

a pasos agigantados

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