16 Flashcards

1
Q

to saved by a hair

A

salvarse por un pelo

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2
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second isn’t as good as first

A

segundas partes nunca fueron buenas

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3
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to be sb’s old reliable

A

ser algo el caballito de batalla de alguien

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4
Q

somebody who faces up to circumstances to fight

A

ser de armas tomar

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5
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to be short tempered

A

ser de pocas pulgas

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6
Q

to be another question altogether

A

ser harina de otro costal

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7
Q

to be as good as gold

A

ser más bueno que el pan

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8
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to be all bark and no bite

A

ser más el ruido que las nueces

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9
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to be old as the hills

A

ser más viejo que Matusalén

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10
Q

to be an everyday occurrence

A

ser moneda corriente

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11
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to be a piece of cake

A

ser pan comido

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12
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to be a nobody, loser

A

ser un cero a la izquierda

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13
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to be bosom buddies / best friends

A

ser uña y carne

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14
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it never rains, it pours

A

siempre llueve sobre mojado

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15
Q

different strokes for different folks

A

sobre gustos no hay nada escrito

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16
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made for one another, two of a kind

A

tal para cual

17
Q

as sure as eggs

A

tan cierto como dos y dos son cuarto

18
Q

it’s as broad as it is long

A

tanto monta, monta tanto

19
Q

sooner or later

A

tarde o temprano

20
Q

to have sb in one’s pocket

A

tener a alguien en el bolsillo