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valer la pena
valer la pena
to be worth it
querer decir
querer decir
to mean
matar dos pájaros de un tiro
matar dos pájaros de un tiro
to kill two birds with one stone
consultarlo con la almohada
consultarlo con la almohada
to sleep on it
no caber duda
no caber duda
to have no doubt
andarse por las ramas
andarse por las ramas
to beat around the bush
ponerse las pilas
ponerse las pilas
to get one's act together
meter la pata
meter la pata
to put one's foot in it
quedarse con
quedarse con
to keep
llevar a cabo
llevar a cabo
to perform
ir al grano
ir al grano
to get to the point
hacerse mejor
hacerse mejor
to become a better
hacer la vista gorda
hacer la vista gorda
to turn a blind eye
hacer caso
hacer caso
to take notice of
darse por vencido
darse por vencido
to give up
darse cuenta de
darse cuenta de
to realize
dar vueltas a
dar vueltas a
to think about
dar por sentado
dar por sentado
to take for granted
dar gritos
dar gritos
to shout out
dar a luz
to give birth
echar de menos
to miss
estar hecho polvo
to be exhausted
estar fuera de onda
to be out of touch
estar en la luna
to be miles away
estar como una cabra
to be nuts
está claro
it's clear
tomar a pecho
to take to heart
tener vergüenza de
to be ashamed of
tener un día bendito
to have a blessed day
tener que ver con
to have to do with
tener madera de
to have what it takes to be
tener la palabra
to have the floor
tener la culpa
to be to blame
tener en cuenta
to keep in mind
dar de comer
to feed
no tener nada que perder
to have nothing to lose
no tener dónde caerse muerto
to not have a penny to one's name
tener los pelos de punta
to get the creeps
tener razón
to be right
tener mala suerte
to have bad luck
tener mala cara
not to look well
tener lugar
to take place
tener ganas de
to feel like
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