a Flashcards
(125 cards)
1
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once in a blue moon
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cada muerte de obispo
2
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wave a white flag
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rendirse
3
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feeling blue
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to be sad
4
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paint the town red
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festejar vívidamente / a lo máximo
5
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with flying colors
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con nota sobresaliente
6
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(to see) Pink elephants
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Alucinar
7
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Roll out the red carpet
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Dar una cálida bienvenida
8
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To be caught red handed
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Con las manos en la masa
9
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To be the black sheep
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Ser la oveja negra
10
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To be blue blood
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Ser de la realeza
11
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Green with envy
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Estar celoso
12
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To feel yellow
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Feliz/Worried/Sick
13
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Blackmail someone
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Chantajear
14
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See someone’s true colors
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Ver como es realmente una persona
15
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Wither than white
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Ser despectivo
16
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Blue-eyed boy / FaiSerr-haired boy
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Treated with privilege
17
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To be shown the red card
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Ser expulsado
18
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Red tape
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Mucho papeleo / Burocracia
19
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White collar thieves
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Fraude/Robo sin violencia
20
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Out of the blue
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De la nada / Unexpectedly
21
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To be given something on a silver plate/platter
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Servido en bandeja de plata
22
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Use your noodle
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Use el maní
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Cheese someone off
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Molestar/irritar
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Butter someone up
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Endulzar a alguien para pedirle un favor / Sugarcoat
25
Sell like hot cakes
Se vende como pan caliente
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Spill the beans
Suelte la sopa
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Apple of one's eye
La niña de sus ojos
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The cherry on the top
La cereza del pastel
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Have a bun in the oven
Estar embarazada
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A bad egg
una mala persona
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big cheese
un pez gordo
32
bread and butter
el pan de cada día / a job or activity that provides you with the money you need to live
33
cheesy
of bad quality/not original
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Cool as a cucumber
fresco como lechuga
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cream of the crop
The best of a group
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Cry over spilled milk
to feel sorry or sad about something that has already happened
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hard nut to crack
difficult to solve/understand
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a couch potato
alguien vago
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One smart/tough cookie
alguien inteligente
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full of beans
to have a lot of energy
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bring home the bacon
to earn the money that's needed
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quite a pickle
algo díficil de hacer
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to pull a rabbit out of the hat
sorprender
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a wolf in sheep's clothes
aparentar
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the birds and the bees
"la charla"
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chicken out
acobardarse
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when pigs fly
cuando los cerdos vuelen
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get the lion's share
obtener la mayor parte de
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to kill two birds with one stone
matar dos pajaros de un tiro
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eager beaver
a person who is willing to work very hard
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hold your horses
cálmese
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monkey see, monkey do
hacer lo que hace el resto
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raining cats and dogs
llueven gatos y perros
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straight from the horse's mouth
escuchar algo de una fuente confiable
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barking to the wrong tree
estar detrás del palo
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Count one's chickens before they hatch
contar los pollitos antes de que nazcan
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a little bird told me
un pajarito me lo dijo
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sleep with the fishes
to have been murdered and disposed of in water
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Cat got your tongue
te comió la lengua el ratón
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every dog has its day
todos tienen su momento de gloria
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take the bull by the horns
tomar al toro por los cuernos
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you can put lipstick on a pig, but it's still a pig
aunque la mona se vista de seda
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you can't teach an old dog new tricks
it is very difficult to teach someone new skills or to change someone's habits or character
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Throw in the towel
tirar la toalla
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beat someone at their own game
vencer a akguien en su propio juego
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play hardball with someone
To be ruthless, aggressive, or harsh (with one) in order to achieve a certain result
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keep one's eye on the ball
mantenerse enfocado
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to be a bench warmer
calienta bancas
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beats me
me supera/no entiendo/no sé
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don't hate the player, hate the game
no odie al jugador, odie al juego
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rookie's mistake
error de novato
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roll the dice
jugársela
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keep the ball rolling
mantener la bola en juego
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at this stage in the game
a estas alturas / en esta etapa
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call the shots
el que manda
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get a head start
llevar ventaja
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give it your best shot
hacer el mejor intento
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hit below the belt
un golpe bajo
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a win-win situation
situación ganar-ganar
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to take time out
tiempo fuera/descanso
81
behind the eight ball
sin suerte/con desventaja
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hand the torch/baton to someone
pasar el mando, responsabilidad, etc
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Out of your league
fuera de su liga
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dead meat
hombre muerto
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drop dead
caer muerto
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dead serious
muy en serio
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kiss of death
el beso de la muerte/causa que algo termine
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you're killing me
matar de la risa/exasperar
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over my dead body
sobre mi cadáver
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love somebody to death
Amar demasiado a alguien/ amar hasta la muerte
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nothing is certain but taxes and death
nada es seguro, solo la muerteb
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dead and buried
over,finished/pasado pisado
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breath one's last
dar el último respiro
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dance/spit on someone's grave
escupir en la tumba de alguien
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between life and death
entre la vida y la muerte
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a near death experience
experiencia cercana a la muerte
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be bored to death
estar muerto de aburrimiento
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till death do us part
hasta que la muerte nos separe
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sick and tired
Thoroughly fatigued or bored/Annoyed or frustrated
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matter of life and death
cuestión de vida o muerte
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at death's doorstep
extremely ill or close to death
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turning/rolling in his/her grave
revólcandose en su tumba
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Kick the bucket
patear la cubeta/estirar la pata
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my bucket list
lista de deseos antes de morir
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another nail in one's coffin
un paso más hacia el final de algo
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Chase rainbows/Day dreaming
soñar despierto/To pursue goals that are unrealistic
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The grass is always greener on the other side
other people always seem to be in a better situation than you, although they may not be
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let nature take its course
dejar que la naturaleza siga su curso
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when it rains, it pours
said when one bad thing happens, followed by a lot of other bad things that make a bad situation worse
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add fuel to the fire
echar leña al fuego
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be in deep water
To be in serious trouble
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Beat around the bush
irse por las ramas/desviarse del punto
113
castles in the air
not realistic and have no chance of succeeding
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Make a mountain out of a molehill./Storm in a tea cup
ahogarse en un vaso de agua
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sail against the wind
to be trying to achieve something that is unlikely to succeed because most people would oppose it / contramarea
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Nature's call
la llamada de la naturaleza
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To be a sissy
a weak, soft, or timid person, or a boy or man viewed as being overly interested in things traditionally associated with women
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Steel someone's thunder
robar el mérito
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every cloud has a silver lining
said to emphasize that every difficult or unpleasant situation has some advantage
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a needle in a haystack
una aguja en un pajar
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to have green fingers/a green thumb
tener buena mano para las plantas
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the tip of the iceberg
la punta del iceberg
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reach for the moon/stars
to try to do something that is very difficult and impressive
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a drop in the ocean
nada, una nimiedad
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a ray of sunshine
a person who brings happiness into the lives of others
