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buscarle tres pies al gato

to make life difficult

buscarle tres pies al gato

to overcomplicate matters

estar entre la espada y la pared

to be caught between a rock and a hard place

ponerse las pilas

to get cracking

ponerse las pilas

to get one's act together

a lo hecho, pecho

it's no use crying over spilt milk

Mucho ruido y pocas nueces.

All talk and no action.

it's not all it's cracked up to be

sacar las cosas de quicio

to blow things up out of all proportion

rifarse por la banda

to take one for the team

No hay peor ciego que el que no quiere ver.

The eyes are useless when the mind is blind.

ahogarse en un vaso de agua

to make a mountain out of a molehill

para más inri

to add insult to injury

tirar la casa por la ventana

to spare no expense

andarse con rodeos

to beat around the bush

de tal palo, tal astilla

like father, like son

dar la cara

to face the music

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