4.- Expressions and Idioms. pag. 27 Flashcards

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Get on someone’s nerves

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Poner de los nervios

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Happen to do something

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Por casualidad

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Put someone’s feet up

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Descansar

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Lose someone’s temper

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Perder el temperamento

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Make the most of something

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Sacar el máximo partido

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Take someone for granted

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Dar por sentado, dar por supuesto

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Keep an eye on

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Cuidar, vigilar

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In the long run

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A la larga

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To be on the same wavelength

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Estar de acuerdo

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See eye to eye

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Ester de acuerdo

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It bugs me

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Me molesta

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It beats me

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Me impacta, me cuesta entender, no tengo idea

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Sleep on something

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Consultar con la almohada

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To be in the red

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Estar en números rojos

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Make ends meet

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Llegar a final de mes

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Drop someone a line

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Escribir a alguien

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To feel under the weather

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No sentirse bien

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To be taken aback

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Estar sorprendido

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To be the apple of someone’s eye

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Ser el ojito derecho

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To be in the public eye

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Estar en el ojo de mira

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Come up to someone’s espectation

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Cumplir tus expectativas

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At eleven hour

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A ultima hora

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Every now and then

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De vez en cuando

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Be made redundant

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Ser despedido
Be fired

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Be in high spirits
Estar muy contento
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To start from scratch
Empezar de cero
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To be a pain in the neck
Ser pesado
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Put paid to something
Poner fin a algo
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Be second to none
Insuperable, lo máximo
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to be in the habit of doing something
tenerla costumbre
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have it in for someone
difamar, criticar, tener mania
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Get a kick out of something
Tener un xute de energia
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Come under criticism
Ser foco de criticas
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Have a gift for something
Tener un don
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Keep your fingers crossed
Cruzar los dedos
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Tell the difference
Percatarse de las diferencias
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Not lose (any) sleep over something
No perder el sueño
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Round the clock
A todas horas, todo el rato
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Every now and then
de vez en cuando
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Once in a blue moon
muy de vez en cuando
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For the time being
por el momento
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It was a flop
Fue un fracaso
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Miss the boat
Perder el tren
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Catch red-handed
con las manos en la masa
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Put two ant two together
llegar a una conclusión
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Straight from the horse's mouth
saber de buena tinta
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The last straw
el colmo
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That takes the biscuit
eso fue lo que faltaba
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to add insult to injury
para colmo
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to make a storm in a teacup
exagerar
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Sell like hot cakes
venderse como churros
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flat broke
sin un duro
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cut corners
economizar
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to be stuck in a rut
estar estancado en la rutina
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upside down
del reves
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keep someone posted
mantener informado
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keep someone in the picture
mantener informado
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off the record
Información confidencial
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It's a small world, isn't it?
El mundo es un pañuelo, ¿no?
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That's beside the point
Eso no tiene nada que ver
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Take a back seat
ceder el lugar
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Pull a few strings
tirar de los hilos
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To make ends meet
llegar a final de mes
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To enjoy a purple patch
tener un minuto de gloria
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to call the shots
estar al mando, llevar la batuta
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Burn the midnight oil
hincar los codos hasta las tantas
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Black, underground or shadow economy
economia sumergida
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follow in someone's footsteps
seguir los pasos de alguien
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Pop into someone's head
se me viene a la mente
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For the time being
Por el momento
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To be out of luck
no tener suerte
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know the ropes
conocer el trabajo
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Rack someone's brain
darle vueltas a una tema
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The best of both worlds
son todo ventajas
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To have a bone to pick with someone
Tener cuentas pendientes
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it's a toss-up
es un empate
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A bull in a china shop
patoso (clumsy)
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To be as fit as a fiddle
estar en forma
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Break a leg
buen suerte
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Rack your brains
exprimirse los sesos
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Named after
Llevar el nombre de
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The early bird gets the worm
A quien madruga Dios le ayuda
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Birds of a feather flock together
Dios los cría y ellos se juntan
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An apple a day keeps the doctor away
una buena alimentación y hábitos saludables pueden ayudar a prevenir enfermedades
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A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush
Más vale pájaro en mano que ciento volando Lit. Un pájaro en la mano vale más que dos en el arbusto
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Don't count your chickens before they hatch
No vendas la piel del oso antes de cazarlo Lit. No cuentes tus pollos antes de que nazcan
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Spill the beans
Descubrir el pastel Lit. Derramar las alubias
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Hit the nail on the head
Dar en el clavo
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Better to have than to wish
Más vale tener que desear
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Speak of the devil
Hablando del Rey de Roma por la puerta asoma.
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Ever wonder
Alguna vez te has preguntado
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Kinda like you
Algo así como Formal: Somewhat like you
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To be water under the bridge
Es agua pasada Ya no importa
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At a glance
De un vistazo
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Don't look a gift horse in the mouth
A caballo regalado no le mires el dentado
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Make up your mind
Decidirse
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Take notice of
Fijarse, poner atención
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The final nail in the coffin
La gota que colmo el vaso
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At first glance
A primera vista
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Take its toll on
Pasar factura The long hours at work can take their toll on your health- las largas horas en el trabajo pueden afectar tu salud
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Anything but boring
De todo menos aburrido
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Gird your loins
Prepararse que vienen curvas
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Foot the bill
Pagar la cuenta
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Two left feet
No saber bailar