horse and dog expressions Flashcards

(27 cards)

1
Q

hold your horses

A

calms down, wait

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2
Q

get off your high horse

A

chicanero, bajese de ese pony

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3
Q

stop horsing around

A

Jugar o hacer el tonto de una manera ruda o ruidosa

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4
Q

a horse of different color

A

a different way of thinking

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5
Q

straight from the horse’s mouth

A

algo dicho de la fuente original

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6
Q

Don’t change the horses in midstream

A

no cambiar de planes, terminar lo que se inicia

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7
Q

be/get back in the saddle again

A

estar de vuelta, retornar a algo que ya no se hacia

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8
Q

beating a dead horse

A

repetir la misma cosa, volver a discutir algo que ya se habia hablado

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9
Q

dark horse

A

Alguien cuyas destrezas, habilidades, planes o intenciones son o no han sido evidentes para los demás.

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10
Q

Don’t put the cart before the horse

A

hacer las cosas en el orden incorrecto

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11
Q

a one horse town

A

un pueblo muy aburrido

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12
Q

wild horses won’t / wouldn’t drag me away from…

A

cuando se esta decidido a hacer algo

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13
Q

you can lead a horse to water, but you cannot make it drink

A

Puedes darle una oportunidad a alguien pero no obligarlo a aprovecharla.

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14
Q

if you fall off the horse, get right back again

A

volver a intertarlo

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15
Q

every dog has its day

A

a cada quien le llega su momento

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16
Q

live like a dog

A

vivir como perro

17
Q

work like a dog

A

trabajar como perro

18
Q

sick as a dog

19
Q

dog tired

A

muy/extremadamente cansado

20
Q

his bark is worst than his bite

A

perro que ladra no muerde

Si el ladrido de alguien es peor que su mordida, no es tan desagradable o aterrador como parece

21
Q

dog days of summer

A

dias calurosos y bochornosos

22
Q

rain cats and dogs

A

una tormenta con vientos y lluvias fuertes

23
Q

meaner than a junkyard dog

A

Excepcionalmente cruel, rencoroso, malicioso o violento.

24
Q

in the dog house

A

Si estás en la caseta del perro, alguien está molesto contigo por algo que has hecho.

25
dog eat dog world
competencia destructiva o despiadada
26
let's sleeping dogs lie
no moleste ni interfiera en una situación, porque es probable que cause problemas
27
you can never teach an old dog new tricks
Alguien que está acostumbrado a hacer las cosas de cierta manera no puede cambiar.