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MRuiz Expres verb

Expresiones verbales

EspañolEnglish
andar de boca en boca to be generally known
andarse por las ramas to beat around the bush
armarse un escándalo to cause a row
buscar tres pies al gato to split hairs
no caber en sí to be beside oneself with joy, anger, etc.; to be presumptuous
no caber en su piel to be beside oneself with joy, anger, etc.; to be presumptuous
caerse el alma a los pies to be down in the dumps
consultar con la almohada to sleep on it
decirle cuatro verdades to tell someone a thing or two
no decir ni pío to not say a word
dejar caer to drop
dejar de + infinitive to stop (doing something)
dejar plantado to stand up
no dejar piedra por/sin mover to leave no stone unturned
dorar la píldora to sugarcoat something
dormir a pierna suelta to sleep like a log
dormir la mona to sleep off a hangover
dormirse en/sobre los laureles to rest on one's laurels
faltarle a uno un tornillo to have a screw loose
hablar hasta por los codos to talk incessantly
llamar al pan pan y al vino vino to call a spade a spade
mandar a freír espárragos to tell someone to go jump in the lake/ go fly a kite
matar la gallina de los huevos de oro to kill the goose that lays the golden eggs
matar dos pájaros de un tiro to kill two birds with one stone
no importar un bledo/comino/ pepino to not give a damn about
pasar las de Caín to go through hell
pedir peras al olmo to expect the impossible
no pegar ojo en toda la noche to not sleep a wink all night
quemarse las cejas to burn the midnight oil
querer decir to mean
no saber a qué carta quedarse to be unable to make up one's mind
sacar a luz to publish
salir a luz to publish
sacar en limpio/claro to make clear
salirse con la suya to get one's own way
saltar a la vista to be obvious
tocar en lo vivo to hurt deeply
tragarse la píldora to be taken in, swallow a lie
valer la pena to be worthwhile
valer un mundo/ojo de la cara/ Potosí to be worth a fortune
venir de perlas to be just the thing, be just right
verlo todo color de rosa to see life through rose-tinted glasses
no poder verlo ni en pintura to not be able stand the sight of someone
volver a las andadas to go back to one's old ways
volver en sí to regain consciousness
Created by: mariadruiz
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