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1
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What you don’t know can’t hurt you

A

Ojo que no ve, corazon que no siente

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2
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What’s done is done

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A lo hecho, pecho

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3
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Sometimes best to keep your mouth shut (silence is golden) (loose lips sink ships)

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En boca cerrada no entran moscas

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4
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You can’t teach an old dog new tricks

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moro viejo nunca sera buen cristiano

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Full belly, happy heart

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Barriga llena, corazón contento

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6
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All talk, no action

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Mucho ruido y pocas nueces

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7
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Each to his own

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Cada loco con su tema

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8
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Love is blind (but not the neighbors)

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El amor es ciego (pero los vecinos, no)

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9
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You snooze, you lose

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Camaron que se duerme, se lo lleva la corriente

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10
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Early bird catches the worm

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Al que madruga, Dios lo ayuda

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11
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A watched pot never boils

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Quien espera, desespera

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12
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Better late than never

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Mas vale tarde que nunca

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13
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Do as I say, not as I do

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Consejos vendo, y para mi no tengo

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14
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Let bygones be bygones

A

Borron y cuenta nueva

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15
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like father like son

A

de tal palo tal astilla

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16
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his bark is worse than his bite

A

Perro que ladra no muerde

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17
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Every cloud has a silver lining

A

Siempre que llueve, escampa

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18
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You’re pulling my leg

A

Me estás tomando el pelo

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19
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It’s a piece of cake

A

Es pan comido

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20
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A little crazy

A

Como una cabra

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21
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You speak your mind; tell it like it is

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No tienes pelos en la lengua

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22
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To spare no expense

A

Tirar la casa por la ventana

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23
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I’m stunned (my mouth hanging open)

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Me quedo con la boca abierta; me quedo de piedra

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24
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He didn’t mean what he said

A

Lo dijo de labios para fuera

25
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He’s hopping mad

A

Está hecho un ají

26
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Put the cart before the horse

A

Empezar la casa por el tejado

27
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Fit as a fiddle

A

Estar mas sana que Picio

28
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Bosom buddies

A

Ser uña y carne

29
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To be in a bad mood

A

Tener un humor de perros

30
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It makes my mouth water

A

Se me hace agua la boca

31
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Loaded with cash

A

Tiene mas lana que un borrego

32
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Throw water into the sea (it’s pointless)

A

Echar agua al mar

33
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To sleep on it

A

Consultar con la almohada

34
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The die is cast

A

La suerte está echado

35
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To be up to something (no good)

A

Estar metido en algo turbio

36
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Still waters run deep

A

La procesion se lleva por dentro

37
Q

He’s all talk and no action

A

Se le va la fuerza por la boca

38
Q

A good guy, a good deat

A

buena onda

39
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to lose your temper

A

perder los estribos

40
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it goes without saying

A

se cae por su proprio peso

41
Q

to be broke

A

no tener un céntimo

42
Q

to go through hell

A

tragar sapos

43
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It’s a small world

A

El mundo es un pañuelo

44
Q

Squeaky wheel gets the grease

A

Quien no llora, no mama

45
Q

Hit the nail on the head

A

dar en el clavo

46
Q

He isn’t to be trusted

A

No es trigo limpio

47
Q

To be really classy

A

Ser canela fina

48
Q

Packed close together

A

Como sardinas en lata

49
Q

To have someone under your thumb

A

Tener a alguien mas derecho que una vela

50
Q

Ugly as sin

A

Mas feo que Picio

51
Q

To pluck up the courage

A

Hacer de tripas corazón

52
Q

What’s the matter with him

A

Que mosca le habrá picado

53
Q

Throw a spanner in the works

A

Meter palos en las ruedas

54
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To work miracles

A

Sacar agua de las piedras

55
Q

To be off like a shot

A

irse pitando

56
Q

To not utter a single word

A

No despegar los labios

57
Q

Watch out!

A

Hay moros en la costa

58
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The straw that broke the camel’s back

A

El clavo que faltaba para cerrar el ataúd