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1 Idiomatic Expressions
21. ¡ya caigo!- now I get it! 22. a lo hecho, pecho- don't cry over spilled milk 23. a palabras necias, oídos sordos- foolish words fall on deaf ears 24. donde hubo fuego, hay cenizas-where there is smoke, there is fire 25. quien mucho había, mucho yerra- loose lips sink ships 26. hace (mucho)calor- it's (very) hot/warm 27. hace muchísimo calor-it's extremely hot 28. hace fresco- it's cool 29. hace frío- it's cold 30. hace sol- it's sunny 31. hace viento- it's windy 32. estar a dos velas- to be broke (no $) 33. estar como pez en el agua- to be right at home 34. estar de acuerdo- to agree 35. estar de buen humor- to be in a good mood 36. estar de mal humor- to be in a bad mood 37. estar fuera de sí- to be beside oneself 38. estar de vuelta (en dos horas)- to be back (in 2 hours) 39. estar hecho una fiera- to be furious 40. * estar loco de remate- to be completely crazy 41. estar en las nubes- to daydream 42. de tal palo, tal astilla- a chip off the old block 43. ojo por ojo, diente por diente- an eye for an eye 44. es más terco que una mula- as stubborn as a mule 45. más vale tarde que nunca-better late than never 46. estar entre la espada y la pared- between a rock and a hard place 47. nacer en cuna de oro- to be born with a silver spoon in one's mouth 48. la curiosidad mató al gato-curiosity killed the cat 49. sin dolor no hay gloria- no pain, no gain 50. tomar el pelo-to pull one's leg 1. tener frío- to be cold 2. tener calor- to be hot 3. tener hambre- to be hungry 4. tener sed- to be thirsty 5. tener sueño-to be sleepy 6. tener dolor de- to hurt/to be sore 7. tener prisa- to be in a hurry 8. tener miedo de...-to be afraid of... 9. tener celos- to be jealous 10. tener confianza- to be confident 11. tener cuidado- to be careful 12. tener vergüenza- to be ashamed/embarrassed 13. tener razón/*estar equivocado- to be right/to be wrong 14. tener éxito- to be successful 15. tener la culpa- to be guilty 16. tener suerte- to be lucky 17. tener lugar- to take place 18. tener ganas de- to feel like 19. tener en cuenta- to take into account 20. tener (18) años- to be (18) years old *-equivocado and loco are adjectives, therefore, they must agree in gender and number with the modified noun! What is an Idiom? An idiom is an expression that cannot be immediately understood solely from the words used, that is, expressions that have a figurative, not literal meaning. An L. Ford Production © 2015


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