Locuciones

Question 1

What does ‘a caballo entre’ mean?

Answer 1

Between two things or situations.

Question 2

Translate ‘a la buena de Dios’ to English.

Answer 2

In a haphazard manner or without care.

Question 3

What is the meaning of ‘a medias’?

Answer 3

Halfway or partially.

Question 4

True or False: ‘a pie de’ means at the foot of.

Answer 4

True

Question 5

What does ‘al pie de la letra’ mean?

Answer 5

To the letter or exactly.

Question 6

Fill in the blank: ‘dar la cara’ means to _______.

Answer 6

face the consequences.

Question 7

What is the English equivalent of ‘de mala gana’?

Answer 7

Reluctantly or unwillingly.

Question 8

True or False: ‘en boca cerrada no entran moscas’ means silence is golden.

Answer 8

True

Question 9

What does ‘entre la espada y la pared’ mean?

Answer 9

Between a rock and a hard place.

Question 10

Translate ‘hacer la vista gorda’ to English.

Answer 10

To turn a blind eye.

Question 11

What is the meaning of ‘ir al grano’?

Answer 11

To get to the point.

Question 12

Fill in the blank: ‘meter la pata’ means to _______.

Answer 12

make a mistake.

Question 13

What does ‘no hay mal que por bien no venga’ mean?

Answer 13

Every cloud has a silver lining.

Question 14

True or False: ‘por las nubes’ means very low.

Answer 14

False

Question 15

What is the English equivalent of ‘ser pan comido’?

Answer 15

To be a piece of cake.

Question 16

What does ‘tener la sartén por el mango’ mean?

Answer 16

To be in control.

Question 17

Fill in the blank: ‘tomar el toro por los cuernos’ means to _______.

Answer 17

take the bull by the horns.

Question 18

What does ‘vender la piel del oso antes de cazarlo’ mean?

Answer 18

To count your chickens before they hatch.

Question 19

True or False: ‘a otro perro con ese hueso’ means to take it easy.

Answer 19

False

Question 20

What is the meaning of ‘cada loco con su tema’?

Answer 20

Everyone has their own interests.

Question 21

Translate ‘dar en el clavo’ to English.

Answer 21

To hit the nail on the head.

Question 22

What does ‘dejarse llevar’ mean?

Answer 22

To go with the flow.

Question 23

Fill in the blank: ‘echar leña al fuego’ means to _______.

Answer 23

add fuel to the fire.

Question 24

What does ‘en el fondo’ mean?

Answer 24

At heart or fundamentally.

Question 25

True or False: 'matar dos pájaros de un tiro' means to achieve two things at once.

Answer 25

True

Question 26

What is the English equivalent of 'no todo lo que brilla es oro'?

Answer 26

Not all that glitters is gold.

Question 27

What does 'pagar el pato' mean?

Answer 27

To pay the price for someone else's actions.

Question 28

Fill in the blank: 'quitarse un peso de encima' means to _______.

Answer 28

get a burden off one's shoulders.

Question 29

What does 'sacar las castañas del fuego' mean?

Answer 29

To take the risks for someone else.

Question 30

True or False: 'tirar la toalla' means to give up.

Answer 30

True

Question 31

What is the meaning of 'ver las estrellas'?

Answer 31

To see stars, often used to describe pain.

Question 32

Translate 'vivir al día' to English.

Answer 32

To live day by day.

Question 33

What does 'andar con pies de plomo' mean?

Answer 33

To tread carefully.

Question 34

Fill in the blank: 'hacer castillos en el aire' means to _______.

Answer 34

build castles in the air.

Question 35

What does 'estar entre la espada y la pared' mean?

Answer 35

To be in a difficult situation.

Question 36

True or False: 'no hay ningún problema' means there is no problem.

Answer 36

True

Question 37

What is the English equivalent of 'una de cal y otra de arena'?

Answer 37

A mixed bag.

Question 38

What does 'dar un paso adelante' mean?

Answer 38

To take a step forward.

Question 39

Fill in the blank: 'ir de mal en peor' means to _______.

Answer 39

go from bad to worse.

Question 40

What does 'salir a flote' mean?

Answer 40

To stay afloat or survive.