Vocabulary: Modismos culturales que los nativos realmente usan

Spanish · C2 · Lesson 7 · 20 words

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irse de la lengua

verb

spill the beans

andarse por las ramas

verb

beat around the bush

romper el hielo

verb

break the ice

dar en el clavo

verb

hit the nail on the head

ir al grano

verb

cut to the chase

tomarle el pelo a alguien

verb

pull someone's leg

morder la bala

verb

bite the bullet

estar indispuesto

adj

under the weather

un juego de niños

noun

piece of cake

quemarse las cejas estudiando

verb

burn the midnight oil

irse de lengua

verb

let the cat out of the bag

costar un ojo de la cara

verb

cost an arm and a leg

de vez en cuando

adv

once in a blue moon

llover a cántaros

verb

rain cats and dogs

matar dos pájaros de un tiro

verb

kill two birds with one stone

estar en la pista equivocada

verb

barking up the wrong tree

cuando las ranas críen pelo

adv

when pigs fly

quitarle mérito a alguien

verb

steal someone's thunder

mucha suerte

noun

break a leg

la pelota está en tu tejado

noun

the ball is in your court