Pgs 39 $ 40 Idioms Flashcards

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1
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Alive and kicking

A

Vivito y coleando

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All quiet on the Potomac

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La Paz reina en Varsovia

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As if there was no tomorrow

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Como si se fuera a acabar el mundo

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4
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At the drop of a hat

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Al instante, en el acto

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5
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Beer belly

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Barrigón, barriga de tomador de cerveza

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6
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Besides the point

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No viene al caso

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7
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To be hard pressed

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Acosado, estar en aprietos

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To be in a jam

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Estar metido en un lío

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9
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To be in hot water

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Estar metido en un lío

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10
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To be in seventh heaven

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Estar en la gloria

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To be in the drivers seat

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El que lleva las riendas

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12
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To be stoned

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Andar pasado, mariguano

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13
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To be the talk of the town

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Andar de boca de todos, ser la comidilla

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To butter up

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Adular, hacerle la barba

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15
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Come rain or shine

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De todas maneras

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16
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Cool as a cucumber

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Fresco como una lechuga

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17
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Cross my heart and hope to die

A

Que me parte un rayo

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18
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To call it a day

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Aquí se rompió una taza y cada quien a su casa

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19
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To catch someone red-handed

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Agarrar a alguien con las manos en la masa

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20
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To cost an arm and a leg

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Costar un ojo de la cara

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21
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Day in and day out

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De sol a sol

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22
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To day dream

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Hacerse ilusiones

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23
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To deliver the goods

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Cumplir con lo prometido

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24
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To drive one crazy

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Sacar a uno de las casillas

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25
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Fat chance

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Ni lo sueñes

26
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Flesh and blood

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De carne y hueso

27
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For goodness sake

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Por Dios

28
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For the hell of it

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Por puro gusto

29
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To feather ones nest

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Hacer su agosto, enriquecerse a expensas de otro

30
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To fit to a t

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Quedarle algo a la perfección

31
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God forbid

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No lo quiera Dios

32
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Goodness gracious

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Santo Cielo

33
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To get the boot

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Ser despedido de un empleo, patitas en la calle

34
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To give someone an axe

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Ser despedido de un empleo

35
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To go down the drain

A

Irse al traste

36
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To go to pieces

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Desmoronarse, desmoralizarse por completo

37
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To give the green light

A

Dar luz verde

38
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Hang in there

A

No te rindas!

39
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A hell of a lot

A

Muchísimo

40
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Hold your horses

A

Calma no hay prisa

41
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Holy Toledo

A

Cielo santo!

42
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How come?

A

Como es eso?

43
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Out of the horses mouth

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De muy buena fuente

44
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She hates his guts

A

No lo puedo ver ni en pintura

45
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To hit the road

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Irse, largarse

46
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To have guts

A

Tener agallas

47
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To have sticky fingers

A

Tener inclinación a robar

48
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To hit the books

A

Estudiar con ahínco

49
Q

If I only knew!

A

Quién lo supiera!

50
Q

In a nutshell

A

En pocas palabras

51
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It doesn´t ring a bel

A

No me suena

52
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It goes without saying

A

Es cosa sabida

53
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It serves him right

A

Se lo merece

54
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It suits me to a T

A

Me cae perfecto

55
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It is beyond me

A

No entiendo ni jota

56
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It is nothing to brag about

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No es nada del otro mundo

57
Q

Knock it off

A

¡Basta!

58
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To keep a straight face

A

Contener la risa

59
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To know a thing or two

A

Saber algo

60
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To know something from A to

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Conocer algo como la palma de la mano

61
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To know to a T

A

Saberselo al dedillo

62
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Like hell!

A

De ninguna manera!