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Essential Idioms That Will Make You Sound Like a Native Speaker
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Essential Idioms That Will Make You Sound Like a Native Speaker
10 words
dar gato por liebre
(p)
deceive or mislead someone
Fui a comprar un collar de oro y me dieron gato por liebre.
I went to buy a gold necklace, and they deceived me.
hablar por los codos
(p)
talk quite a lot
Esa niña habla hasta por los codos durante la clase.
That girl talks quite a lot during class.
levantarse con el pie izquierdo
(p)
be in a bad mood
Nada me sale bien hoy, me levanté con el pie izquierdo.
Nothing comes out right today, I got up on the wrong side of the bed.
no tener pelos en la lengua
(p)
be honest and express what you think
Mi esposo no tiene pelos en la lengua.
My husband always says what he thinks.
ponerse como un tomate
(p)
blush
Ella se pone como un tomate cada vez que te ve.
She blushes every time she sees you.
armar un pancho
(p)
have a tantrum
No le puedes decir mentiras o te armará un pancho.
You can't lie to him, otherwise he'll have a tantrum.
andar a raíz
(p)
have no money
A fin de mes, mi suegra anda a raíz.
My mother-in-law has no money at the end of the month.
echar aguas
(p)
warn someone
Voy a ir a jugar en vez de hacer mi tarea, ¡échame aguas si viene mi mamá!
I'll go play before finishing my homework, warn me if you see my mom!
estar chido
(p)
when something is nice
Tus pantalones están chidos.
Your jeans are very nice.
ponerse la del Puebla
(p)
give the half of something
Tu torta se ve rica, ¡ponte la del Puebla!
Your torta looks delicious, give me the half of it!
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