proverbs idioms and expressions Flashcards

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What you don’t know can’t hurt you

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Ojo que no ve, corazon que no siente

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What’s done is done

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A lo hecho, pecho

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Sometimes best to keep your mouth shut (silence is golden) (loose lips sink ships)

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En boca cerrada no entran moscas

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You can’t teach an old dog new tricks

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moro viejo nunca sera buen cristiano

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Full belly, happy heart

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Barriga llena, corazón contento

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All talk, no action

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Mucho ruido y pocas nueces

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Each to his own

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Cada loco con su tema

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Love is blind (but not the neighbors)

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El amor es ciego (pero los vecinos, no)

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You snooze, you lose

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Camaron que se duerme, se lo lleva la corriente

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Early bird catches the worm

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Al que madruga, Dios lo ayuda

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A watched pot never boils

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Quien espera, desespera

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Better late than never

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Mas vale tarde que nunca

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13
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Do as I say, not as I do

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Consejos vendo, y para mi no tengo

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14
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Let bygones be bygones

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Borron y cuenta nueva

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15
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like father like son

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de tal palo tal astilla

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his bark is worse than his bite

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Perro que ladra no muerde

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17
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Every cloud has a silver lining

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Siempre que llueve, escampa

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18
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You’re pulling my leg

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Me estás tomando el pelo

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19
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It’s a piece of cake

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Es pan comido

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20
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A little crazy

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Como una cabra

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21
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You speak your mind; tell it like it is

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No tienes pelos en la lengua

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22
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To spare no expense

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Tirar la casa por la ventana

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I’m stunned (my mouth hanging open)

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Me quedo con la boca abierta; me quedo de piedra

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24
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He didn’t mean what he said

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Lo dijo de labios para fuera

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He's hopping mad
Está hecho un ají
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Put the cart before the horse
Empezar la casa por el tejado
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Fit as a fiddle
Estar mas sana que Picio
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Bosom buddies
Ser uña y carne
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To be in a bad mood
Tener un humor de perros
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It makes my mouth water
Se me hace agua la boca
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Loaded with cash
Tiene mas lana que un borrego
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Throw water into the sea (it's pointless)
Echar agua al mar
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To sleep on it
Consultar con la almohada
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The die is cast
La suerte está echado
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To be up to something (no good)
Estar metido en algo turbio
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Still waters run deep
La procesion se lleva por dentro
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He's all talk and no action
Se le va la fuerza por la boca
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A good guy, a good deat
buena onda
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to lose your temper
perder los estribos
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it goes without saying
se cae por su proprio peso
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to be broke
no tener un céntimo
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to go through hell
tragar sapos
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It's a small world
El mundo es un pañuelo
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Squeaky wheel gets the grease
Quien no llora, no mama
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Hit the nail on the head
dar en el clavo
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He isn't to be trusted
No es trigo limpio
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To be really classy
Ser canela fina
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Packed close together
Como sardinas en lata
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To have someone under your thumb
Tener a alguien mas derecho que una vela
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Ugly as sin
Mas feo que Picio
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To pluck up the courage
Hacer de tripas corazón
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What's the matter with him
Que mosca le habrá picado
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Throw a spanner in the works
Meter palos en las ruedas
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To work miracles
Sacar agua de las piedras
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To be off like a shot
irse pitando
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To not utter a single word
No despegar los labios
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Watch out!
Hay moros en la costa
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The straw that broke the camel's back
El clavo que faltaba para cerrar el ataúd