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To be bent on or intent on doing something

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Estar empeñado(a) en

Mi papá está empeñado en revisar sin ayuda las tareas de 50 estudiantes.

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To be better than nothing

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Peor es nada

Es mejor que nada

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To be between a rock and a hard place

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Estar entre la espada y la pared

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To be cold comfort

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Ser pobre consuelo;

¡valiente consuelo!

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To be completely at sea or all mixed up

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Estar hecho(a) bolas (pelotas)

No logro sacar el saldo de mi chequera; estoy hecha pelotas

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To be dumbfounded

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Estar atónito(a)
Perder el habla
Quedar(se) con la boca abierta

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To be falling on your face

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Estar(se) cayendo de cansancio

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To be fed up with or up to here

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Estar harto(a)
Estar hasta la coronilla
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To be hand in glove or thick as thieves

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Ser uña y carne

Ser uña y mugre

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To be head over heels in love or madly in love

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Estar locamente enamorado(a)

Estar perdidamente enamorado(a)

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To be hooked on

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Estoy enamorado(a) de
Estoy fascinado(a) con
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To be in one’s way or to hinder

Translate: there’s a big truck in my way

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Estorbar

Me está estorbando un camionsote.

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To be in a tight spot or deep water

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Estar en aprietos

Estar en dificultades

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To be in perfect order

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Estar como diós manda

Estar perfectamente ordenado

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To be in disgrace or in the doghouse

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No dirigirle la palabra a
Aplicarle la ley del hielo a

Jack olvidó el cumpleaños de su esposa y ella sigue aplicándole la ley del hielo

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To be in the limelight

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Ser el centro de atracción o atención

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To be in your birthday suit

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Estar como Diós lo trajo al mundo

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To be made the scapegoat

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Ser el chivo expiatorio

Pagar los platos rotos

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To be on duty

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Estar de guardia o de turno

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To be on the go

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Andar a la carrera

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To be on the level

To be straight with

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Hablar en serio

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To be on the spot

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Estar en aprietos (en un aprieto)

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To be on your toes

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Estar abuzado(a)
Ponerse vivo(a)
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To be onto or suspicious of

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Tener fichado(a) a

Ya tengo fichado a ese tipo. Ahora sé como le hace par entrar y salir sin ser visto

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To be on a first name basis
Tutearse | Romper el turrón
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To be on your last legs
Estar en las últimas
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On my way back
Estar en camino de regreso
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To be out of your mind
``` Estar.... Demente Loco(a) Mafufo(a) Tocado(a) Zafado(a) ```
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To be peculiar or odd
Ser ... Raro(a) Un bicho raro
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To be plastered or falling on your face drunk
``` Estar tomado(a) Borracho(a) Hasta atrás Andar(se) cayendo Beodo(a) ```
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To be saddled with
Tener que cargar con
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To be second to none
No tener rival
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To be snotty or play the big shot
Ser creído(a)
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To be starved, famished, starving
Estar muerto(a) de hambre
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To be stingy
Ser .... Tacaño(a) Avaro(a) Codo(a)
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To be supposed to + verb
Se supone que debe + verb Conjugate both suponer and deber Se suponía que Raul debía arreglar esta silla
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To be the apple of one's eye
Ser la niña de los ojos de
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To be the black sheep of ones family
Ser la oveja negra de la familia
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To be the last straw
Ser la gota que derramó el vaso
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To be tickled pink or tickled to death
Estar Encantado(a) Fascinado(a) Feliz de la vida
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To be buzzed or "tight" or tipsy (after drinking
``` Estar Mareado(a) Andar a medio chiles Pasado(a) de tueste ```
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To be unable to put up with or unable to stand ?
No Soportar a No Aguantar No tolerar a
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To be up and about
Estar levantado(a)
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Estar muy emperifollado(a) Colgarse hasta el molcajete Colgarse hasta la mano el metate
To be way overdressed
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To be worn out (very tired)
``` Estar Exhausto(a) Muerto(a) Agotado(a) Rendido(a) ``` Ponerse una soba
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To beat around the bush
Andar con rodeos No andes con rodeos. Dime lo que quieres decir
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To bend over backwards for ☺️
Hacer un esfuerzo sobrehumano para ayudar a ☺️
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To bite one's head off
Regañar a
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To bite off more than you can chew
Meterse en camisa de once varas Se metió en camisa de once varas cuando aceptó la posición extra
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To blow off steam
Desahogarse
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To blow your own horn or brag
Alabarse a mismo(a)
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To break the ice
Romper el hielo
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To bring home the bacon
Sacar par el gasto
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To burn the candle at both ends
Buscar(se) un problema Ganar(sela) a pulso Yo sabía que me la estaba ganando a pulso.
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To burn your bridges behind you
Quemar sus naves
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To bury your head in the sand
Cerrar los ojos a la realidad Negar a la realidad Esconder la cabeza como el avestruz Hacer lo que el avestruz
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To bury the hatchet
Hacer las paces
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To call all the names in the book
Echar pestes de Hablar mal de Hablar horrores de
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To call a spade a spade or "it is what it is"
Llamarle al pan pan y al vino vino
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To dawn on
Venir(le) ? de pronto o de repente a Prender(sele) el foco Caer(le) el veinte
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To dig your own grave | To put the noose around your neck
Cavar su propia tumba
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To drop (into bed) (from exhaustion)
Clavar el pico | Caer como tabla
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To drop in on or to pop in on
Dar(se) una vuelta | Caer(le) a
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To end (wind) up + verb + ing
Terminar en Terminar verb + ndo La pobre de Marta terminó en lavando los platos
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To fall short of
No lograr el objetivo Quedar(se) corto(a) No hacer(la) Pensé que iba a aprobar el examen pero No la hice
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To have a feeling
Latir(le) Tener el presentimiento Me late que esto no va a funcionar
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To feel like ? | To feel like + verb + ing
Tener ganas de ? Antojar(sele) Se me antoja una carne con papas fritas
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To feel like a million dollars
Sentir(se) de maravilla (physically) | Sentir(se) realizado (morally/emotionally)
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To fight a losing battle
Estar perdido(a) de antemano
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To fight tooth and nail
Defenderse hasta con los dientes | Defenderse como gato boca arriba
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To figure ☺️? Out
Encontrar(le) sentido a ☺️? Entender ? Entender a ☺️
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To figure out how to
Encontrar la manera de... Ingeniar(selas) para... Tengo que ingeniármelas para ganar lo suficiente para pagar la casa
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To fill the Bill
Servir Dar el ancho (ser lo que necesita; cumplir con los requisitos) Ex: he visto su solicitud y no da el ancho; no cumple con los requisitos)
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To fly off the handle
Perder los estribos
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To pull a fast one; to fool
Engañar Defraudar Verle la cara a ☺️ Verle la cara de tonto(a) a ☺️
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To pull ☺️s leg
Tomar(le) el pelo a ☺️
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To pull strings
Mover influencias | Usar palancas
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To pull through
Salir de un aprieto Salir de ésta aliviar(se) (from an illness)
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To pull to pieces
Despedazar Hacer pedazos Hacer trizas
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To pull yourself together
Controlarse | Calmarse
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To put in your two cents worth
Meter su cuchara
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To put the cart ahead of the horse;
Adelantarse a los hechos
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To put the noose around your neck
Ponerse la soga al cuello Echarse la soga al cuello
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To put your foot in it To screw things up To make a booboo To blow it
Meter la pata Regarla (to spill it) You blew it - la regaste Regar el tepache (Spill the beer; get pregnant out of wedlock)
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To put your nose to the grindstone
Ponerse a trabajar (or whatever verb applies )
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To rave about
Hablar maravillas de
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To reach a point of no return
``` Llegar al punto en que ya no hay remedio puede arrepentirse regresarse Hacerse para atrás Llegar al punto sin regreso (retorno) ```
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To shift for yourself - to go it alone
Arreglárselas solo(a) | Rascarse con sus propias uñas
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To be at someone's beck and call
Estar a la disposición

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