Idioms Flashcards
(130 cards)
1
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Está lloviendo muy fuerte
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It’s raining cat and dogs
2
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Llevar las cosas con calma
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Hold your horses
3
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No pierdas el tiempo, trabaja duro siempre que puedas
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Make hay while the sun rises
4
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No sentirte bien, enfermo
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Under the water
5
Q
Algo nunca lo hará o pasará
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When the pigs fly
6
Q
Estar muy feliz
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Over the moon
7
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Estar muy feliz
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Dancing on the streets
8
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Algo se demora o va a tardar bastante
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Til the cows come home
9
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Algo muy fácil
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Piece of cake
10
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Una acción es caótica, complicada o una odisea
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It is like herding frogs
11
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Convertirse en un blanco fácil de bromas
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A sitting duck
12
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Todas las cosas buenas tienen su lado negativo
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Every rose has its thorn
13
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Enamorados/emocionados
Situación nerviosa
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To have butterflies in one’s stomach
14
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Confiar en tu intuición
Puede ser algo bueno o malo
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Feel it in one’s bones
15
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Un vendedor indiscutible
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Hands down
16
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Algo es muy caro
“Un ojo de la cara”, “me duele el codo”
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This costs an arm and a leg
17
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Cuando algo no es un castigo grave
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Slap on the wrist
18
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Una persona se pone nerviosa de algo que tenía planeado
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Get cold feet
19
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Una persona está decidido a conquistarte
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I have got one’s mind set on (something)
20
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Cuando una persona nació con dinero.
“Nació en cuna de oro”
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Born with a silver spoon in your mouth
21
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Algo es superficial
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“Skin-deep”
22
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Mostrar tus sentimientos o dar tu opinión clara, dejar tu corazón desprotegido
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Wear one’s heart on one’s sleeve
23
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Llegar al punto
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Get at the heart of the matter
24
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Jurar por Dios
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Cross your heart and hope to die
25
Algo que te interesa mucho
Asunto importante para ti
Close to one's heart
26
Cambiar de parecer
Have a change of heart
27
¡Muérete de envidia!
Eat your heart out
28
Llorar hasta cansarse o no tener lágrimas
Cry one's heart out
29
Cuando hay buenas intenciones, incluso si se cometió un error
Have one's heart in the right place
30
Cuando recibes una sorpresa o te quedaste sin aliento
One's heart skips/misses a beat
31
Abrir tu corazón, contar un secreto o soltar todo lo que sientes
Pour one's heart out
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Perder el control por enojo
Blow a fuse
33
Perder los nervios
Estar irritado
Get on one's nerves
34
Cuando alguien te molesta demasiado y quieres que desaparezca
Get lost!
35
?
Cut it out
36
Me irritó y caí sobre él
Come down like a ton of bricks
37
Decir lo que uno piensa, decir las verdades
Give someone a piece of one's mind
38
Speak of an issue (mostly current) which many people are talking about and which is usually disputed
A hot potato
39
A way of asking what someone is thinking
A penny of your thoughts
40
People's intentions can be judged better by what they do than they say
Actions speak louder than words
41
Ponerle sal a la herida
To further a loss with mockery or indignity; to worsen an unfavorable situation
Add insult to injury
42
Without any hesitation; instantly
At the drop of a hat
43
When an attempt fails and it's time to start all over
Back to the drawing board
44
It is up to you to make the next decision or step
Ball is in your court
45
Looking in the wrong place.
Accusing the wrong person
Barking up the wrong tree
46
Be happy when a person leaves
Be glad to see the back of
47
Irse por las ramas
Avoiding the main topic
Not speaking directly about the issue
Beat around the bush
48
Best of both worlds
Meaning: all the advantages
49
A good invention or innovation.
A good idea or plan
Best thing since sliced bread
50
To take on a task that is way too big
Bite off more than you can chew
51
Something good that is not recognized at first
Blessing in disguise
52
To work late into the night, alluding to the time before electric lighting
Burn the midnight oil
53
Cannot judge something primarily on appearance
Can't judge a book by it's cover
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When someone finds it difficult to choose between two alternatives
Caught between two stools
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Deal with a problem if and when it becomes necessary, not before
Cross that bridge when you come it
56
When you complain about a loss from the past
Cry over spilt milk
57
Being Inquisitive can lead you into an unpleasant situation
Curiosity killed the cat
58
When something is done badly to save money
Cut corners
59
To succeed, to come up to expectations, adequate enough to compete or participate
Cut the mustard, possibly derived from cut the muster
60
To present a counter argument
Devil's Advocate
61
Don't make plans for something that might not happen
Don't count your chicken before the eggs have hatched
62
You are not very good at something.
You could definitely not do it professionally
Don't give up the day job
63
Don't put your resources in one possibility
Don't put all your eggs in one basket
64
When you are extremely desperate you need to take drastic actions
Drastic times call for drastic measures
65
The show has come to an end
It's all over
Elvis has left the building
66
Be optimistic, even difficult times will lead to better days
Every cloud has a silver lining
67
Very different from
Far cry from
68
Believe someone's statement, without proof
Give the benefit of the doubt
69
Hear rumors about something or someone
Hear it on the grapevine
70
Do or say something exactly right
Hit the nail on the head
71
To go to bed
Hit the sack/ sheets/ hay
72
Overwhelmed by what is happening in the moment
In the heat of the moment
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Actions or communication need more than one person
It takes two to tango
74
Join a popular trend or activity
Jump on the bandwagon
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Keep something away
Keep something at bay
76
Matar dos pájaros de un tiro
This idiom means, to accomplish two different things at the same time
Kill two birds with one stone
77
The final problem in a series of problems
El último intento
Last straw
78
Do not disturb a situation as it is - since it would result in trouble or complications
Let sleeping dogs lie
79
To share information that was previously concealed.
Reveal a secret or surprise by accident
Let the cat out of the bag
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Cuando hay buenas intenciones, incluso si se cometió un error
Have one's heart in the right place
81
Cuando recibes una sorpresa o te quedaste sin aliento
One's heart skips/misses a beat
82
Abrir tu corazón, contar un secreto o soltar todo lo que sientes
Pour one's heart out
83
Perder el control por enojo
Blow a fuse
84
Perder los nervios
Estar irritado
Get on one's nerves
85
Cuando alguien te molesta demasiado y quieres que desaparezca
Get lost!
86
?
Cut it out
87
Me irritó y caí sobre él
Come down like a ton of bricks
88
Decir lo que uno piensa, decir las verdades
Give someone a piece of one's mind
89
Speak of an issue (mostly current) which many people are talking about and which is usually disputed
A hot potato
90
A way of asking what someone is thinking
A penny of your thoughts
91
People's intentions can be judged better by what they do than they say
Actions speak louder than words
92
Ponerle sal a la herida
To further a loss with mockery or indignity; to worsen an unfavorable situation
Add insult to injury
93
Without any hesitation; instantly
At the drop of a hat
94
When an attempt fails and it's time to start all over
Back to the drawing board
95
It is up to you to make the next decision or step
Ball is in your court
96
Looking in the wrong place.
Accusing the wrong person
Barking up the wrong tree
97
Be happy when a person leaves
Be glad to see the back of
98
Irse por las ramas
Avoiding the main topic
Not speaking directly about the issue
Beat around the bush
99
Best of both worlds
Meaning: all the advantages
100
A good invention or innovation.
A good idea or plan
Best thing since sliced bread
101
To take on a task that is way too big
Bite off more than you can chew
102
Something good that is not recognized at first
Blessing in disguise
103
To work late into the night, alluding to the time before electric lighting
Burn the midnight oil
104
Cannot judge something primarily on appearance
Can't judge a book by it's cover
105
When someone finds it difficult to choose between two alternatives
Caught between two stools
106
Deal with a problem if and when it becomes necessary, not before
Cross that bridge when you come it
107
When you complain about a loss from the past
Cry over spilt milk
108
Being Inquisitive can lead you into an unpleasant situation
Curiosity killed the cat
109
When something is done badly to save money
Cut corners
110
To succeed, to come up to expectations, adequate enough to compete or participate
Cut the mustard, possibly derived from cut the muster
111
To present a counter argument
Devil's Advocate
112
Don't make plans for something that might not happen
Don't count your chicken before the eggs have hatched
113
You are not very good at something.
You could definitely not do it professionally
Don't give up the day job
114
Don't put your resources in one possibility
Don't put all your eggs in one basket
115
When you are extremely desperate you need to take drastic actions
Drastic times call for drastic measures
116
The show has come to an end
It's all over
Elvis has left the building
117
Be optimistic, even difficult times will lead to better days
Every cloud has a silver lining
118
Very different from
Far cry from
119
Believe someone's statement, without proof
Give the benefit of the doubt
120
Hear rumors about something or someone
Hear it on the grapevine
121
Do or say something exactly right
Hit the nail on the head
122
To go to bed
Hit the sack/ sheets/ hay
123
Overwhelmed by what is happening in the moment
In the heat of the moment
124
Actions or communication need more than one person
It takes two to tango
125
Join a popular trend or activity
Jump on the bandwagon
126
Keep something away
Keep something at bay
127
Matar dos pájaros de un tiro
This idiom means, to accomplish two different things at the same time
Kill two birds with one stone
128
The final problem in a series of problems
El último intento
Last straw
129
Do not disturb a situation as it is - since it would result in trouble or complications
Let sleeping dogs lie
130
To share information that was previously concealed.
Reveal a secret or surprise by accident
Let the cat out of the bag
