1 Flashcards
(78 cards)
1
Q
Stoop
A
Encorvarse
2
Q
Croft
A
Granja pequeña
3
Q
Brood over
A
Dar muchas vueltax
4
Q
Sulky
A
Malhumorado
5
Q
Sulky
A
Malhumorado
6
Q
Perspiration
A
Sudor
7
Q
Puny
A
Enclenque
8
Q
Mucha necesidad
A
Dire need
9
Q
Short of money
A
Hard up
10
Q
Start a job
A
Take up
11
Q
Avoid dealing completely with something.
A
Skate over
12
Q
Examine something carefully
A
Size up
13
Q
Examine something carefully
A
Size up
14
Q
Sound off
A
Express ur opinion in a forceful manner
15
Q
Buy smthg quickly because it’s cheap
A
Snap up
16
Q
Buy smthg quickly because it’s cheap
A
Snap up
17
Q
Suddenly go to sleep bc u feel tired
A
18
Q
Apoyar
A
Plump for
19
Q
An easy target
A
A sitting duck
20
Q
An easy target
A
A sitting duck
21
Q
End plans abruptly
A
Cook one’s goose
22
Q
End plans abruptly
A
Cook one’s goose
23
Q
For many years
A
For donkey’s years
24
Q
Having no effect
A
Like water off a duck’s back
25
Having no effect
Like water off a duck’s back
26
Cause trouble
Put the cat among the pigeons
27
Corrido, manchado
Smudged
28
Gracioso
Waggish
29
Reject or push away with the food
Spurned
30
Picaro
Scamp
31
Atontado
Dozy
32
Atontado
Dozy
33
Vagabundo
Vagrant
34
Vagabundo
Vagrant
35
Irritable
Dyseptic
36
Irritable
Dyseptic
37
Alejarse
Stray
38
Suavizar
Sugarcoat
39
Evitar
Shun away
40
Evitar
Shun away
41
Evitar
Shun away
42
Frenetico
Frantic
43
Reinar sobre
Reign over
44
Reinar sobre
Reign over
45
Suscitar
Drump up
46
Ponerse a trabajar
Buckle down
47
Contar con
Bank on
48
Levantar, ensalzar
Give a leg up
49
Demonstrate that someone is skilled
Prove your chops
50
Very quickly
By leaps and bounds
51
Have an inhibiting effect on
Put a damper on
52
No matter what difficulty or onstacles
No matter hell or high water
53
No matter what difficulty or onstacles
No matter hell or high water
54
Raro extravagante
Outré
55
Pazpuerca
Slattern
56
Wench
Prostituta
57
Oscuro(sitio), moreno (chico)
Dusky
58
Oscuro(sitio), moreno (chico)
Dusky
59
Obstinado, rebelde
Froward
60
Autorizar
give the nod
61
Queer pitch
Spoil someone’s chance to do smthng
62
Blue eyed boy
Someone highly regarded for someone else
63
Brown study
Melancholy mood
64
Pot calling the kettle black
Criticize someone for a flaw you have
65
As mad as a March hare
Extremely silly or stupid
66
Making a go off
Becoming successful
67
Knock your socks off
It’s extremely good
68
Pull your socks up
Make an effort to improve your work
69
Have your ducks in a row
To be well prepared about something
70
A dime a dozen
Something common
71
On the ball
To be quick to notice
72
On the line
To be at serious risk
73
On the line
To be at serious risk
74
Pour oil on troubled waters
Try to calm or placate a problem
75
Rock the boat
Make trouble
76
On a roll
Having a lot of success
77
Call the shots
Be in charge of what happens
78
Call the shots
Be in charge of what happens
