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cargar las pilas

cargar las pilas

to recharge one's batteries

cargar con el muerto

cargar con el muerto

to be left holding the baby

cargar con el muerto

cargar con el muerto

to take the rap

pasarlo bien

to have a good time

pasarlo bomba

to have a blast

llenar de plomo a

llenar de plomo a

to pump full of lead

a diestra y siniestra

a diestra y siniestra

all over the place

arder de ira

to blaze with anger

hablar paja

meter paja

meter paja

meter paja

eso es paja

a la ligera

a la ligera

a la ligera

hacer caso

hacer caso

to take notice of

hacer plan con maña

hacer plan con maña

to have ulterior motives

hacer plan con maña

to have second intentions

está lloviendo a cántaros

it's raining cats and dogs

llueve a cántaros

it's raining cats and dogs

llover a cántaros

to rain cats and dogs

poner el dedo en la llaga

to hit a raw nerve

para chuparse los dedos

está para chuparse los dedos

it's finger-lickin' good

usar de chivo expiatorio

to use as a scapegoat

puro tilín tilín y nada de paletas

all mouth and no trousers

puro tilín tilín y nada de paletas

all talk and no action

ir a toda pastilla

to go at full speed

echar de cabeza

echar de cabeza

ser soplar y hacer botellas

to be as easy as ABC

ser soplar y hacer botellas

to be a piece of cake

No se puede soplar y hacer botellas.

it's not as easy as ABC

No se puede soplar y hacer botellas.

It's no piece of cake.

hablar por los codos

to be a chatterbox

hablar por los codos

to talk up a storm

no es de extrañar

salirse con la suya

to get his own way

salirse por peteneras

to go off at a tangent

salirse de madre

to get out of hand

Más vale prevenir que curar.

Better safe than sorry.

Más vale prevenir que curar.

Prevention is better than cure.

hasta los tuétanos

head over heels

hasta los tuétanos

through and through

hasta los tuétanos

consider it done

chuparse el dedo

chuparse el dedo

to be born yesterday

para chuparse los dedos

finger-licking good

para chuparse los dedos

sudar la gota gorda

sudar la gota gorda

to sweat buckets

obligar apresuradamente

to ditch school

ya estás peinado para atrás

ya estás peinado para atrás

no te dejes engañar por las apariencias

don't judge a book by its cover

no te dejes engañar por las apariencias

looks can be deceiving

si te cojo, te mojo

you look like a really good fuck

busca el lado positivo

look on the bright side

atar cabos sueltos

to put two and two together

atar cabos sueltos

to tie up lose ends

to put two and two together

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