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Idioms 12
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| !Qué timo! | What a rip-off! |
| !Qué lío! | What a mess/confusion! |
| Hablando del rey de Roma | Speak of the devil |
| Dime cuando | Say when |
| Me suena | It rings a bell. It sounds right. |
| Anímate | Cheer up |
| No tengo ni idea | I don't have a clue |
| Qué aproveches | Bon apetit = Enjoy |
| Quédate con el cambio | Keep the change |
| Abandonar un curso | to drop a course |
| Estar en huelga | to be on strike |
| ir a la huelga | to go on strike |
| poner a prueba | to challenge/ to put to the test |
| Me importa un bledo | It doesn't matter to me. I could care less |
| El soborno | bribe |
| Despistado | clueless/flaky |
| el pijo | yuppy |
| !Ponte en onda! | Get with it |
| Las aparencias engaNan | Looks are deceiving |
| Quien adelanta no mira atrás | He who hesitates is lost |
| En boca cerrada no entran moscas | Silence is golden |
| No es oro todo lo que reluce | All that glitters is not gold |
| A caballo regalado no se le mira el diente | Don't look a gift horse in the mouth |
| Quien no se aventura, no gana la mar | Nothing ventured, nothing gained |
| Tengo la chispa regresada | Out there |
| Me haces daNo | You hurt my feelings |
| Ya era hora | It's about time |
| Flipar en colores | to flip out |
| la chuleta | cheat sheet |
| chiriar | to cheat |
| cara o cruz (Águla o sol) | heads or tails |
| zapear | to channel surf |
| meterse en líos | to get in(to) trouble |
| cojanudo | awesome |
| osito de peluche | teddy bear |
| el pillo | hoodlum |
| apostar | to bet |
| el autostopista | the hitch hiker |
| hacer auto-stop / ir a dedo | to hitchhike |
| el hocico | muzzle |
| la tos ferina | whooping cough |
| el trineo | sleigh |
| la cinta para la frente | headband |
| el cucurucho de barquillo | cone |
| mecer | to rock |
| aplastar | to overwhelm (opponent) |
| abumar | to overwhelm (emotion) |
| el calabazo | dungeon |
| Quien rompe paga. | Actions have consequences |
| ?De parte de quién? | Who's calling? |
| reírse con grandes risotadas | to cackle, guffaw |
| hacer chantaje | to blackmail |