IDIOMS JOHN Flashcards
About face
cambio radical
across th board
con caracter generl
to add insult to an injury
para colmo / por si esto fuera poco
an agonizing reappraisal
doloroso replanteamiento
all and sundry
todos sin excepcion
all cats are alike in the dark
de noche todos los gatos son pardos
all his geese are swans
lo suyo es siempre lo mejor/ no hya nada como lo suyo
to announce the glad tidings
dar buenas noticias
as broad as it is long
es igual, lo mismo da
as easy as falling off a horse
mas facil no puede ser
as long as i am sound in wind and limb
mientras el cuerpo aguante/ mientras me queden fuerzas
as the crow flies
en linea recta
as well be hanged for a sheep as for a lamb
de perdidos al rio, preso por mil
at one go
de golpe
at one’s wits end
sin saber que decir o hacer
at sea
desorientado
at sixes and sevens
no conseguir ponerse de acuerdo / en desorden
at the end of nowhere
muy lejos, en el 5to infierno
a bakers dozen
13 en lugar de doce
to be a dime a dozen
ser abundantes o muy numerosos, a patadas, ser muy baratos
to be a far cry from
no poderse comparar
to be afeather in someones hat
uno a su favor, apuntarse un tanto
to be all thumbs
tener manos torpes
to be as good as gold
ser mas bueno que el pan
to be at odds with
discutir, pelear
to be at stake
peligrar
to be born with a silver spoon in ones mouth
haber nacido en la opulencia
to be down and out
estar arruinado
to be downcast
estar abatido
to be hand in glove together
ser uña y carne
to be in a quandary
verse ante un dilema, estar perplejo
to be in the bag
ser cosa hecha (tell him not to worry, it is in the bag)
to be in the cart
estar en un aprieto
to be in the doldrums
estar abatido
to be in the know
estar en el secreto
to be in the offing
avecinarse/ acercarse
to be in the wind
prepararse, tramar algo (there is sth in the wind, algo esta pasando)
to be instrumental in
colaborar en algo
to be obliged
quedar agradecido
to be on cloud 9
estar en el 7o cielo
to be on ones toes
estar alerta, tener los ojos bien abiertos
to be out at the elbows
ir mal vestido, descuidado
to be past praying
no tener remedio
to be taken aback
boquiabierto ( i was taken aback when she talked japanese)
to be uo to ones eyes
estar abrumado, agobiado de trabajo (with this meeting, we Argentina eup to ones eyes)
to bear the brunt of
cargar con la culpa, llevar la peor parte
to beat a path to s.o. door
acosar/ asediar (women have ceased to bear the path to his door, since he became fat)
to bell the cat
ponerle el cascabel al gato
big wheel
big shot
a bird in the bush
que no es seguro, problematico, esta ene l aire
a bird in the hand
cosa segura
birds of a feather
tal para cual (u and i are birds in the feather)
birds of a feather flock together
dios los cria y ellos se juntan
to blow hot and cold
cambiar de opinion todo el tiempo
to blow ones top
poner el grito en el cielo
to blow the bellows (or coals fire) to
echar leña al fuego
a blue stocking
mujer intelectual literata
bottoms up
bebamos!
the brain drain
profesionales que emigran a otro pais x mejores sueldos
a bread and butter letter
carta para agradecer la hospitalidad
to bring a hornets nest around your ears
lluvia de indignaciones
to burn the ca ndle at both ends
agotarse
to bury the hatchet
hacer las paces
to buy a cat in a hat
aventurarse, ir a ciegas
by fair means or foul
a las buenas o a las malas
by hook or by crook
contra viento y marea, por encima de todo
by leaps and bounds
a pasos agigantados
