Idioms - Slang Flashcards by Natalia Lobatón Aldana

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Talk the hind leg off a donkey

A

Hablar hasta por los codos

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Hit the spot

A

Darle al perro

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My bad

A

My mistake

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Top notch

A

Excellent

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I don’t know off the top of my head

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I don’t know at the moment, I have to check

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I have too much time on my hands

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Too have free time

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I have a lot on my plate

A

Too much work

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A little birdie told me

A

Me dijo un pajarito

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Loosen up

A

Relax

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Hands off!

A

Don’t touch it!

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Hold on! - Hang tight

A

Wait

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You’re killing the mood

A

Andrés Multiplaza

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I’m feeling under the weather

A

Feeling sick

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He wouldn’t hurt a fly

A

No mataría una mosca

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Feeling blue

A

Sad

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By the skin of my teeth

A

It hurts but not a lot, barely

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Crash

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Go to sleep very quickly

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Down to earth

A

Simple person

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For real

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Honestly

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Cold shoulder

A

Ignore someone on purpose

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Plead the fifth

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A

Not talking to benefit oneself

Q

Screw up

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A

Make a mistake

Q

To trash

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A

To destroy

Q

Wrap up

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A

To finish something

Have a blast

To be entertained, to really enjoy

Epic fail

Complete failure

What the heck is going on?

¿Qué diablos esta pasando?

Drop-dead gorgeous

Terriblemente hermosa

Rub elbows

Spend time together

Wuss

Weak - pussy

Pushover

Easily controlled

Swaning

Doing nothing

Hotshot

Valuable person, very talented

Rip-off

Extremely overpriced

You bet

Yes of course

Chick-flick

Made for girls

Heads up

Warn somebody in advance

Off the record

Aparte, a todas estas

Don't quote me on that

Please don't tell anyone that I said it

Jonesing

To want something badly, really want

In no time

Really fast

Stick your neck out

Jugarse la vida

Step outside the comfort zone

Salirse de la zona de comfort

Commonplace

Común y corriente

Not bad an eyelid

No mover un pelo

Speak your mind

To be honest, outspoken

Perish the thought

Dios no lo quiera, Dios me libre, no quiero ni pensarlo

Clam up

Cerrar el pico

For God's sake!

Por el amor de Dios

Get a grip!

Cálmate! Tranquilizate!

Pour down

Raining cats and dogs