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Question 1

expect to gain but end up losing

Answer 1

ir por lana y salir trasquilado

Question 2

to spoil, go down the drain, go up the creek

Answer 2

irse al garete

Question 3

to try to leave discreetly for shame

Answer 3

irse cantando / silbando bajito

Question 4

to take one’s act elsewhere

Answer 4

irse con la música a otra parte

Question 5

to leave without saying goodbye

Answer 5

irse / despedirse a la francesa

Question 6

to ramble, digress

Answer 6

irse por los cerros de Úbeda

Question 7

said when one forgets what they’re about to say / do

Answer 7

írsele a uno el santo al cielo

Question 8

to risk one’s skin or life

Answer 8

jugarse el pellejo

Question 9

discretion is the better part of valor

Answer 9

la prudencia es la madre de la ciencia

Question 10

actions speak louder than words

Answer 10

las palabras se las lleva el viento

Question 11

easy peasy

Answer 11

liso y llano

Question 12

to be just what the doctor ordered

Answer 12

llegar como agua en mayo

Question 13

to attain swiftly and luckily

Answer 13

llegar y besar el santo

Question 14

to suffer greatly without showing at

Answer 14

llevar la procesión por dentro

Question 15

to take secret to the grave

Answer 15

llevarse el secreto a la tumba

Question 16

to suffer a sudden, surprising reverse or disappointment

Answer 16

llevarse un chasco

Question 17

to cry one’s eyes out

Answer 17

llorar a lágrima viva

Question 18

to send sb packing

Answer 18

mandar a freír espárragos

Question 19

to send sb packing, tell sb to get lost

Answer 19

mandar a la porra

Question 20

to keep / hold sth / sb at bay

Answer 20

mantener a raya