Modismos

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hacer de tripas corazón
hacer de tripas corazón
to bite the bullet
a ciencia cierta
a ciencia cierta
for a fact
verle las orejas al lobo
verle las orejas al lobo
to see the writing on the wall
atar cabos
atar cabos
to put two and two together
sin ton ni son
sin ton ni son
for no reason at all
en vilo
en vilo
in suspense
dar al traste con
dar al traste con
to mess up
darse por vencido
darse por vencido
to give up
echarse a
echarse a
to begin to
tener madera de
tener madera de
to have the makings of
dar rienda suelta a
dar rienda suelta a
to give free rein to
quedar boquiabierto
quedar boquiabierto
to be speechless
llevar la contraria
llevar la contraria
to contradict
a lo hecho, pecho
a lo hecho, pecho
what's done is done
de una vez por todas
de una vez por todas
once and for all
del dicho al hecho hay mucho trecho
del dicho al hecho hay mucho trecho
easier said than done
estar en la luna
estar en la luna
to have one's head in the clouds
Dios mediante
Dios mediante
God willing
dárselas de
dárselas de
to make oneself out to be
de buenas a primeras
all of a sudden
en un dos por tres
in no time at all
tener la palabra
to have the floor
hacer la vista gorda
to turn a blind eye
sin más ni más
just like that
no tener dónde caerse muerto
to be broke as a joke
estar hecho polvo
to be exhausted
andarse con rodeos
to beat around the bush
cortar por lo sano
to cut one's losses
poner el dedo en la llaga
to hit a raw nerve
ponerse las pilas
to get one's act together
quedarse de piedra
to be shocked
no tener pelos en la lengua
to not mince words
empezar la casa por el tejado
to put the cart before the horse
dar en el blanco
to hit the nail on the head
dar en el clavo
to hit the nail on the head
dar gato por liebre
to take for a ride
costar un ojo de la cara
to cost an arm and a leg
estar hasta las narices
to be fed up
dormirse en los laureles
to become complacent
matar dos pájaros de un tiro
to kill two birds with one stone
a duras penas
hardly
pasarse de la raya
to go way too far
salirse con la suya
to get his own way
a lo largo de
throughout
de cabo a rabo
from beginning to end
grato a la vista
pleasing to the eye
correr la voz
to spread the word
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