WordStudyModismos de la vida real en inglés — nivel B2
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| Palabra | Traducción | Definición |
|---|---|---|
| cost an arm and a leg | costar un ojo de la cara | to be very expensive |
| twist someone's arm | presionar para convencer | to persuade someone to do something they are reluctant to do |
| rack your brains | devanarse los sesos | to think very hard to remember or solve something |
| get cold feet | echarse atrás | to suddenly become too nervous to do something planned |
| off the top of my head | así de memoria | from memory, without checking or thinking carefully |
| play it by ear | improvisar sobre la marcha | to decide what to do as a situation develops, without a plan |
| get it off your chest | desahogarse | to tell someone about something that has been worrying you |
| bite your tongue | morderse la lengua | to stop yourself from saying something you want to say |
| a slip of the tongue | un lapsus | a small mistake in speaking, saying something you didn't mean |
| head over heels | perdidamente enamorado | completely in love with someone |
| give someone the cold shoulder | hacer el vacío | to treat someone in an unfriendly way; to ignore them |
| the black sheep | la oveja negra | a person in a family who is seen as bad and different |
| a dark horse | caballo negro | a person whose abilities or plans are unknown and surprise people |
| the early bird catches the worm | a quien madruga, Dios lo ayuda | the person who acts first has the best chance of success |
| the lion's share | la parte del león | the largest part of something |
| a fish out of water | como pez fuera del agua | a person who feels uncomfortable in a situation |
| take the bull by the horns | agarrar el toro por los cuernos | to deal with a difficult situation in a brave, direct way |
| a bull in a china shop | como un elefante en una cristalería | a clumsy person who breaks things or handles a delicate situation badly |
| a can of worms | una caja de Pandora | a complicated situation that causes many new problems once you start dealing with it |
| smell a rat | oler algo raro | to sense that something is wrong or dishonest |
| straight from the horse's mouth | de fuente directa | directly from the person who really knows |
| ants in your pants | no parar quieto | unable to keep still because you are excited or impatient |
| break the bank | arruinarse | to cost more money than you can afford |
| foot the bill | correr con los gastos | to pay for something, often for other people |
| tighten your belt | apretarse el cinturón | to spend less money because you have less |
| bring home the bacon | llevar el pan a casa | to earn money to support your family |
| make ends meet | llegar a fin de mes | to earn just enough money to cover your needs |
| the daily grind | la rutina diaria | the boring, repetitive routine of daily work |
| back to square one | vuelta a empezar | back to the starting point after a failure |
| climb the ladder | ascender en la carrera | to move up to higher positions at work |
| cut corners | hacer las cosas a medias | to do something cheaply or quickly, lowering the quality |
| in the red | en números rojos | owing money; having spent more than you have |
| egg on your face | quedar en ridículo | looking foolish or embarrassed because of something you did |
| a hard nut to crack | un hueso duro de roer | a difficult problem or person to deal with |
| food for thought | algo en qué pensar | something that makes you think carefully |
| take it with a pinch of salt | tomarlo con pinzas | to not fully believe something |
| bite off more than you can chew | abarcar más de lo que se puede | to take on more than you can handle |
| butter someone up | hacerle la barba, adular | to be extra nice to someone so they help you |
| the icing on the cake | la cereza del pastel | an extra good thing that makes a good situation even better |
| sell like hot cakes | venderse como pan caliente | to sell very quickly and in large numbers |
| the calm before the storm | la calma antes de la tormenta | a quiet period just before a time of trouble or intense activity |
| the ship has sailed | ese tren ya pasó | it is too late; the opportunity has passed |
| a close call | por los pelos | a situation where something bad nearly happened |
| under the radar | sin llamar la atención | without being noticed |
| third time's the charm | a la tercera va la vencida | said in the hope that a third attempt will succeed after two failures |
| out of the woods | fuera de peligro | no longer in danger or difficulty |
| better safe than sorry | más vale prevenir que curar | it is better to be careful than to risk something bad happening |
| hit the sack | irse a dormir, irse al sobre | to go to bed |
| out of the blue | de repente, sin avisar | suddenly and unexpectedly |
| in the nick of time | justo a tiempo | just before it is too late |
| against the clock | contra reloj | rushing to finish before a deadline |
| get your act together | ponerse las pilas | to start organizing yourself and behaving effectively |
| ring a bell | sonar de algo | to sound familiar; to remind you of something |
| cut to the chase | ir al grano | to get to the main point without wasting time |
| a wake-up call | una llamada de atención | an event that warns you to change or take action |
| hit the roof | subirse por las paredes | to become extremely angry |
| blow off steam | liberar tensión, desestresarse | to release anger or energy in a harmless way |
| jump the gun | adelantarse | to act too soon, before the right time |
| the bigger picture | el panorama general | the most important facts about a situation and its wider effects |
| a long shot | una posibilidad remota | an attempt with little chance of success |
| call the shots | llevar la voz cantante | to be the person in control who makes the decisions |
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