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a la soga al cuello

to be in hot water

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meterse en uncallejn sin salida

to be in hot water

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se me cay el alma alos pies

I was down in thedumps

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estar con el alma enun hilo

to be in suspense

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consultar con laalmohada

to sleep on it

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tener ngel

to be charming

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armarse unescndalo

to make a scene

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no importar un bledo

to care less

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hacerse la boca aguaa uno

to make one's mouthwater

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me cae mal

I don't like him, heror it

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me cae gordo

I don't like him, heror it

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dar carta blanca auno

to give one a blankcheck, a free hand orcarte blanche

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ser un cero a laizquierda

to count for nothing

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estar en condiciones(de hacer algo)

to be in good shape(to do something)

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llevar la contraria auno

to contradict

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marchar contra lacorriente

to go against thecurrent or to swim

against the tide

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nadar contra lacorriente

to go against thecurrent or to swim

against the tide

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ir contra la corriente

to go against thecurrent or to swim

against the tide

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ajustarle cuentas

to settle up

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Vamos a cuentas!

Let's get down tobusiness!

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tener cuentaspendientes con uno

to have a matter tosettle with someone

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Dios mediante

God willing

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tener buena estrella

to be lucky

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abrir fuego

to open fire

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poner un pueblo afuego y sangre

to lay a village towaste

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hervir a fuego lento

to simmer

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atizar el fuego

to add fuel to the fire

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echar aceite al fuego

to stir things up, tostir the embers, toagitate, to incite

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echar lea al fuego

to add fuel to thefire, to provoke, tostart something, to

light the spark

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estar fuera de s

to be beside oneself

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hay gato encerrado

there's somethingfishy

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buscar tres pies algato

to make a mountainout of a mole hill

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ir al grano

to go to the heart of

the matter or to getor go straight to the

point

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pasar la noche enblanco

to have a sleeplessnight

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llamar a las cosaspor su nombre

to call a spade aspade

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llamar al pan pan yal vino vino

to call a spade aspade

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no pegar ojo en todala noche

to not sleep a wink

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en un abrir y cerrarde ojos

in a wink of an eye

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saltar a la vista

to be more obviousthan obvious or to be

patently obvious

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meter la pata

to put one's foot inone's mouth or to putone's foot in it

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tomar el pelo a uno

to pull someone's leg

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no tener pelos en lalengua

to be outspoken ornot to mince words

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ms astuto que lazorra

to be as smart as afox

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ms feo que Picio

as ugly as sin

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fuerte como un roble

as strong as an ox

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tan negro como bocade lobo

as black as tar

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ms sordo que unatapia

as deaf as a doornail or as deaf as a

post

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viejo como el mundo

as old as the hills

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caer como anillo aldedo

to fit like a glove

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Quien mala camahace, en ella se yace

You made your bed,now sleep or lie in it

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Uno piensa el bayo, yotro el que lo ensilla

It all depends on

where you'restanding or How you

see things dependson where you are

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Empezar la casa porel tejado

to put the cart beforethe horse

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60/100

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Del dicho al hechohay gran trecho

There's many a slipbetween the cup and

the lip

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65/100

Dios los cra y ellosse juntan

Birds of a featherflock together

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Gato escaldado delagua fra huye

Once bitten, twiceshy

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Agua pasada nomueve molino

There's no use cryingover spilt milk

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A quien madruga,Dios le ayuda

The early birdcatches the worm

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El que se pica ajos,come

If the shoe fits, wearit

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El puchero dijo a lasartn: 'Aprtate de

m que me tiznas'

The kettle calling thepot black

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75/100

A cada puerco llegasu San Martn

Every dog has its dayor There is a day ofreckoning for

everyone

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Cuando a Romafueres, haz como

vieres

When in Rome, do asthe Romans do

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El sapo a la sapatinela por muy

guapa

Beauty is in the eyesof the beholder

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80/100

En una hora no segan Zamora

Rome wasn't built ina day

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hablar a tontas y alocas

to say the first thingthat comes to one's

mind

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83/100

no necesitar abuela

to toot one's ownhorn

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84/100

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Hacer su agosto

to make a killing

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86/100

ser de su agrado

to be to one's liking

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87/100

baarse en agua derosas

to see the worldthrough rose colored

glasses

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88/100

echar el agua elmolino

to be on the make

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89/100

irse al agua

to be ruined

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90/100

Nunca digas de estaagua no beber

Never be too sure orNever say never

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91/100

darse aires

to put on airs

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92/100

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93/100

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94/100

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estar de veinticincoalfileres

to be all dolled up, tobe dressed to kill orto be dressed to the

nines

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ms flaco que unalfiler

as thin as a rail

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para algo/ por algo

for a purpose or notfor nothing

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98/100

ser criado entrealgodones

to be born with asilver spoon

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99/100

tener entre algodones

to handle with kidgloves

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cobrar aliento

to take heart