Expressions Review 2 Flashcards

1
Q

the dog that barks doesn’t bite

A

perro que ladra no muerde

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2
Q

to be brough to light

A

salir/sacar a la luz

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3
Q

to be powerful and have influence

A

tenir palanca, muneca, varra

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4
Q

to lose the thread

A

perder el hilo

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5
Q

to get ready to work

A

ponersa las botas

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6
Q

to play the fool

A

hacerse el bobo

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7
Q

to take responsibility

A

sacar la cara

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8
Q

to lack the guts

A

faltar las pantalones

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9
Q

can backfire

A

poderle salir el tiro por la culata

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10
Q

throw money away

A

tirar el dinero en la basuda

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11
Q

regarding

A

con respecto a

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12
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between hear say and fact there is a lot of road

A

entre dicha y hecho hay mucho trecho

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13
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he who prays and sins “ties”

A

el que reza y peca empata

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14
Q

scape goat

A

chivo expiatorio

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15
Q

to each his own

A

cada loco con su thema

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16
Q

the architects of ones own destiny

A

Los artifices de sus propios destinos

17
Q

perro que ladra no muerde

A

the dog that barks doesn’t bite

18
Q

salir/sacar a la luz

A

to be brough to light

19
Q

tenir palanca, muneca, varra

A

to be powerful and have influence

20
Q

perder el hilo

A

to lose the thread

21
Q

ponersa las botas

A

to get ready to work

22
Q

hacerse el bobo

A

to play the fool

23
Q

sacar la cara

A

to take responsibility

24
Q

faltar las pantalones

A

to lack the guts

25
Q

poderle salir el tiro por la culata

A

can backfire

26
Q

tirar el dinero en la basuda

A

throw money away

27
Q

con respecto a

A

regarding

28
Q

entre dicha y hecho hay mucho trecho

A

between hear say and fact there is a lot of road

29
Q

el que reza y peca empata

A

he who prays and sins “ties”

30
Q

chivo expiatorio

A

scape goat

31
Q

cada loco con su thema

A

to each his own

32
Q

Los artifices de sus propios destinos

A

the architects of ones own destiny