Interesting Phrases

Question 1

tarde o temprano

Answer 1

sooner or later

Question 2

a espaldas de

Answer 2

behind his/her/their back

Question 3

saber a ciencia cierta

Answer 3

to know for certain

Question 4

estar en posesión de sus sentidos

Answer 4

to be in possession of one’s senses

Question 5

de no haber sido por…

Answer 5

if it hadn’t been for…

Question 6

dar la vuelta de campana

Answer 6

to flip over, to turn upside down

Question 7

sentirse con fuerzas para…

Answer 7

to feel up for…

Question 8

correr el riesgo (de)

Answer 8

to run the risk (of)

Question 9

hacer partícipe

Answer 9

to make (someone) a participant (in)

Question 10

de cabo a rabo

Answer 10

from beginning to end

Question 11

la flor y nata

Answer 11

créme de la créme

Question 12

en su haber

Answer 12

to his credit

Question 13

hasta la sepultura

Answer 13

to the grave

Question 14

meter la pata

Answer 14

to make a blunder

Question 15

sin parangón / no tiene parangón

Answer 15

beyond compare

Question 16

sin tregua

Answer 16

without rest

Question 17

no tener más remedio que

Answer 17

to have no choice but (to)

Question 18

despuntar el alba

Answer 18

to dawn (intransitive)

Question 19

de poca monta

Answer 19

of little importance

Question 20

atragantarse (el cerebelo)

Answer 20

to lose one’s train of thought

Question 21

albergar la esperanza

Answer 21

to entertain the hope

Question 22

al mejor postor

Answer 22

to the highest bidder

Question 23

si no es mucho preguntar

Answer 23

if it’s not too much to ask

Question 24

tener pinta de

Answer 24

to have the appearance of

Question 25

tener la mano rota en/para

Answer 25

to have experience in, to be an old hand at, to be no stranger to, for something to be second nature