Verb phrases

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darle vueltas
darle vueltas
to think about it
darle vueltas
darle vueltas
to turn it over in one's mind
encararse con
encararse con
to stand up to
encararse con
encararse con
to confront
que valga la pena
que valga la pena
that is worthwhile
valga la redundancia
valga la redundancia
at the risk of sounding redundant
tener buena pinta
tener buena pinta
to look good
tener pinta de
tener pinta de
to look like
mira que
mira que
imagine
mira que
mira que
make sure
mira que
mira que
you realize...don't you?
dejarse caer
dejarse caer
to drop by
dar cuerda
dar cuerda
to get started
dar cuerda
dar cuerda
to wind up
más te vale
más te vale
you'd better
cabe destacar
cabe destacar
it's important to point out
plantar cara
plantar cara
to stand one's ground
cargar contra
cargar contra
to lay into
cargar contra
cargar contra
to charge at
adueñarse de
to take over
echar a perder
to spoil
ahondar
to examine in detail
hacer frente a
to stand up to
arrastrar los pies
to shuffle
poner en marcha
to start
poner en marcha
to launch
ponerse en marcha
to set off
pasar por alto
to overlook
quedarse sin
to run out of
tener lugar
to take place
dar lugar a
to give rise to
tratar con
to deal with
recaudar fondos
to raise money
salir a la luz
to come to light
dar lugar a
to bring about
confiar en
to be confident
poner al tanto
to put in the picture
tomarse la molestia
to bother
correr el riesgo
to run the risk
ponerse al día
to get up to date
hacerse con
to get hold of
pasarse
to go too far
hacer un esfuerzo
to make an effort
tomar medidas
to take action
iba a ser
it was going to be
poner por caso
to take as an example
echar una mano
to lend a hand
echar mano
to fall back on
echar la pota
to puke
echar la zarpa
to get hold of
echar el bofe
to bust a gut
echar panza
to settle down and gain some weight
echar la culpa a
to blame
tener en cuenta
to keep in mind
poner de relieve
to highlight
ponerse en camino
to set off
estar a punto de
to be about to
pensar en sí mismo
to think of himself
hacer caso
to take notice of
llevar a cabo
to carry out
dar la espalda
to turn one's back on
echar un vistazo
to have a look at
hojear
to leaf through
estar decidido
to make up one's mind
dar a conocer
to make known
dar por sentado
to take for granted
darse por vencido
to give up
dar por hecho
to take for granted
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