Pgs 39 $ 40 Idioms Flashcards

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Alive and kicking

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Vivito y coleando

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2
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All quiet on the Potomac

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La Paz reina en Varsovia

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3
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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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8
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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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11
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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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14
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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

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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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Fat chance
Ni lo sueñes
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Flesh and blood
De carne y hueso
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For goodness sake
Por Dios
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For the hell of it
Por puro gusto
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To feather ones nest
Hacer su agosto, enriquecerse a expensas de otro
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To fit to a t
Quedarle algo a la perfección
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God forbid
No lo quiera Dios
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Goodness gracious
Santo Cielo
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To get the boot
Ser despedido de un empleo, patitas en la calle
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To give someone an axe
Ser despedido de un empleo
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To go down the drain
Irse al traste
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To go to pieces
Desmoronarse, desmoralizarse por completo
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To give the green light
Dar luz verde
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Hang in there
No te rindas!
39
A hell of a lot
Muchísimo
40
Hold your horses
Calma no hay prisa
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Holy Toledo
Cielo santo!
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How come?
Como es eso?
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Out of the horses mouth
De muy buena fuente
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She hates his guts
No lo puedo ver ni en pintura
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To hit the road
Irse, largarse
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To have guts
Tener agallas
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To have sticky fingers
Tener inclinación a robar
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To hit the books
Estudiar con ahínco
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If I only knew!
Quién lo supiera!
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In a nutshell
En pocas palabras
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It doesn´t ring a bel
No me suena
52
It goes without saying
Es cosa sabida
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It serves him right
Se lo merece
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It suits me to a T
Me cae perfecto
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It is beyond me
No entiendo ni jota
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It is nothing to brag about
No es nada del otro mundo
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Knock it off
¡Basta!
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To keep a straight face
Contener la risa
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To know a thing or two
Saber algo
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To know something from A to
Conocer algo como la palma de la mano
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To know to a T
Saberselo al dedillo
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Like hell!
De ninguna manera!