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Esta es una tabla de frases idiomáticas del Inglés al Español que es de gran ayuda para entrar en la fase de perfección idiomática del inglés/español. Su estudio y memorización dará como resultado una mejora del proceso de adquirir un nivel de bilingüismo. El conocimiento de frases idiomáticas sirve para comprender mejor la dinámica de un idioma y sus entresijos gramaticales, o al menos en parte.

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    Idioms in English and Spanish Reviewed,

    Corrected and Augmented by Carlos

    Mirasierras

    as a matter of fact de hecho

    as a rule (generally, usually) por lo general

    as clean as a new pin limpio como una patena

    as clean as a whistle tener un historial sin mancha

    as clear as crystal claro como el agua

    as clear as mud clarsimo

    as cool as a cucumber ms calmado que un cementerio

    as dead as a doornail ms muerto que mi abuela

    as different as night and day ser la noche y el da

    as dull as ditchwater ms aburrido que chupar un clavo

    as easy as pie pan comido

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    as far as I know por lo que s

    as fit as a fiddle, to be rebosante de salud

    as full as a boot/tick ebrio como una cuba

    as mad as a hatter ms loco que una cabra

    as poor as a church mouse ms pobre que las ratas

    as pretty as a picture como de postal

    as quiet as a mouse sin siquiera decir "mu"

    as red as a beetroot rojo como un tomate

    as if to the manner born como si hubiera nacido para ello

    as usual como de costumbre

    as ugly as sin (very ugly) ms feo/a que un pecado

    at a glance (almost immediately) de un vistazo

    at a loss for words sin palabras

    at ease a gusto

    at fault, to be ser culpable, tener la culpa

    at first glance a primera vista

    at first light al rayar el da

    at full throttle a todo gas

    at heart (he's a good guy) en el fondo (es un buen to)

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    at least por lo menos

    at odds, to be en desacuerdo

    at once de inmediato

    at one time (in the past) en el pasado, en un tiempo

    at peace en paz

    at rest en reposo

    at stake en juego

    at the crack of dawn al romper el alba

    at the eleventh hour en el ltimo momento

    at will a voluntad

    at your fingertips al alcance de la mano

    beyond a doubt sin duda

    beyond comparison sin comparacin, incomparable

    beyond measure desmesurado

    beyond one's means ms all de los propios medios

    beyond question sin duda

    beyond recall completamente perdido,

    irreversible

    beyond reproach irreprochable

    by a hair/hairbreadth (very por un pelo, por pelos

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    narrowly)

    by all accounts al decir de todos

    by all means por supuesto

    by and by (after a while, soon) pronto, en seguida

    by and large (for the most part) en trminos generales

    by any means por cualquier medio

    by chance por casualidad

    by coincidence por coincidencia

    by dint of, by means of a fuerza de, mediante

    by far con mucho

    by force of habit por costumbre

    by hand a mano

    by heart de memoria

    by hook or by crook por las buenas o por las malas

    by means of por medio de

    by mistake por equivocacin

    by no means de ningn modo

    by reason of a causa de

    by request por peticin

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    by the same token del mismo modo

    by the skin of your teeth por poco, por los pelos

    by the way a propsito

    by virtue of en virtud de

    by way of, via por va de

    down and out en la miseria

    down in the dumps(depressed/unhappy)

    deprimido/a

    down on one's luck de mala racha

    down the hatch! salud! (brindis)

    down to earth centrado, con los pies en la Tierra

    down to the wire hasta el ltimo momento

    for a change para variar

    for a song (very cheaply) a precio de saldo

    for all one is worth con todas sus fuerzas

    for better or (for) worse para bien o para mal

    for certain con seguridad

    for crying out loud! pero, ser posible!

    for example por ejemplo

    for fear of por miedo a

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    for free gratis

    for fun/laughs por placer

    for God's/gosh/heaven's sake! por el amor de Dios!

    for good/keeps para siempre

    for good measure por aadidura

    for kicks para divertirse

    for long por mucho tiempo

    for my money en mi opinin

    for once por una vez

    for openers, to begin with para empezar

    for real de verdad

    for shame! qu vergenza!

    for sure seguro

    for that matter en realidad; adems

    for the asking a pedir de boca

    for the fun of it por placer

    for the hell of it porque s

    for the love of por el amor de

    for the moment por ahora

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    for the most part en la mayor parte

    from bad to worse de mal en peor

    from day one desde el primer da

    from hand to mouth (in poverty) con lo justo

    from head to toe de pies a cabeza

    from hunger (very mediocre) muy mediocre

    from rags to riches de mendigo a millonario

    from scratch desde el principio

    from side to side de un lado al otro

    from soup to nuts (from beginning to

    end)

    de principio a fin

    from square one desde el principio

    from stem to stern de proa a popa

    from the bottom of one's heart de todo corazn

    from the cradle to the grave durante toda la vida

    from the frying pan into the fire (tojump)

    de Guatemala a Guatepeor

    from the get-go/word "go" desde el principio, desde el

    "vamos"

    from the sublime to the ridiculous de un extremo al otro

    from this day forward/onde hoy en adelante

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    from time to time de vez en cuando

    from way back, from far in the past desde hace tiempo

    in a good/bad mood de buen/mal humor

    in a bad way en mala forma

    in a bit en un momento

    in a dither/confused/nervous, to be muy nervioso

    in a fix/jam en un aprieto

    in a fog confundido

    in a jiffy en un santiamn

    in a lather histrico/a

    in a long time en mucho tiempo

    in a manner of speaking, so to speak por as decirlo

    in a nutshell en resumidas cuentas

    in a rut en la rutina

    in a sense/way en cierto modo

    in a stew, to be sudar la gota gorda, estar en una

    situacin difcil

    in a tight corner/spot en aprietos

    in a while en un rato

    in abeyance, in reserve en suspenso

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    in addition adems

    in advance de antemano

    in agreement en acuerdo

    in all probability sin duda

    in good/bad faith de buena/mala fe

    in good/bad shape en buenas/malas condiciones

    in black and white; in writing por escrito

    in brief, concisely en breve

    in broad daylight a plena luz del da

    in bulk al por mayor

    in case por si acaso

    in charge, in control of sth a cargo, responsable

    in check; under control bajo control

    in circulation en circulacin

    in clover, to (pasarlo) a lo grande, vivir a

    cuerpo de rey

    in cold blood a sangre fra

    in deep trouble en serios problemas

    in default of a falta de

    in dire straits en serios aprietos

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    in drag vestido de mujer

    in dribs and drabs; bit by bits poco a poco

    in due course a su debido tiempo

    in earnest en serio; de veras

    in effect en efecto

    in escrow (in trust as an escrow) en depsito

    in fashion de moda

    in force vigente

    in full en su totalidad

    in full swing en pleno apogeo

    in good conditions en buenas condiciones

    in good hands en buenas manos

    in good spirits de buen nimo

    in good time a su debido tiempo

    in half por la mitad

    in heat en celo

    in heaven's name en el nombre del cielo

    in high dudgeon, furiously hecho una furia

    in hock; in debt endeudado/a

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    in hot water; in trouble en un lo

    in keeping with, in harmony with de acuerdo con

    in league with, in cahoots with confabulado/a con, en

    connivencia con

    in love enamorado/a

    in mint condition en perfecto estado

    in no time en muy poco tiempo

    in no uncertain terms claramente

    in one ear and out the other entrar por un odo y salir por el

    otro

    in one fell swoop, at once or all

    together

    de un solo golpe

    in one's blood en la sangre

    in one's good/bad books caerle bien/mal a alguien

    in one's mind's eye;

    in my mind/imagination

    en la imaginacin

    in one's own right por derecho propio

    in one's own world en su propio mundo

    in one's right mind en su sano juicio

    in order to a fin de

    in other words en otras palabras

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    in passing (while going by)

    in passing (incidentally, by the way)

    al pasar

    de forma

    in phase sincronizado/a

    in plain English hablando sin rodeos

    in plain view a la vista de todos

    in play en juego

    in point of fact de hecho

    in print impreso

    in progress, going on, under way en desarrollo

    in reach en el alcance

    in/with regard to sb/sth en cuanto a

    in retrospect retrospectivamente

    in return a cambio

    in search of en busca de

    in season en temporada

    in seventh heaven en el sptimo cielo

    in short order en poco tiempo

    in short supply escasear

    in sick bay en la enfermera

    in someone else's shoes en la piel de alguien

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    in stitches morirse de risa

    in store de reserva

    in the altogether; in the buff en cueros

    in the back of one's mind en un rincn de la mente

    in the black en nmeros negros

    in the buff en paos menores

    in the clear inocente

    in the clink en la crcel

    in the cold light of day con la cabeza fra

    in the doghouse en desgracia

    in the doldrums deprimido/a

    in the driver's seat; in control llevar las riendas

    in the eye/face a los ojos/la cara

    in the family way embarazada

    in the flesh; in person en persona

    in the hole, in debt en deuda

    in the know enterado/a

    in the lap of luxury como un duque

    in the limelight en el candelero

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    in the long haul/run a la larga

    in the main, for the most part en general

    in the meantime mientras tanto

    in the money; wealthy forrado en dinero

    in the mood de humor, con ganas

    in the nick of time justo a tiempo

    in the picture al corriente

    in the pink, to be rebosar de salud

    in the pipeline; in process en trmites

    in the public eye en la mira

    in the red con nmeros rojos

    in the right tener la razn

    in the same boat en la misma situacin

    in the same breath, at the same time simultneamente, al mismo

    tiempo

    in the same league a la altura

    in the soup (in a bad situation) con el agua hasta el cuello

    in the throes of, to be (estar) de lleno en

    in the twinkling/wink of an eye En un abrir y cerrar de ojos

    in the wrong equivocado

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    in this day and age hoy en da

    in touch en contacto

    in tow a cuestas

    in the prime of life en la flor de la vida

    of a kind/sorts por as decirlo

    of age mayor de edad

    of benefit beneficioso

    of consequence de importancia

    of course por supuesto

    of few words de pocas palabras

    of late; lately ltimamente

    of note notable

    of old de antao

    of one's life de su vida

    of one's own accord espontneamente

    of the essence de vital importancia

    of two minds indeciso, sin saber qu hacer

    off and on de cuando en cuando

    off base/beam equivocado

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    off color indispuesto

    off duty no estar de servicio/guardia

    off guard desprevenido

    off key desafinado

    off one's chest desahogarse al confesar algo

    off one's head; out of one's mind mal de la cabeza

    off one's high horse (get down offone's high horse)

    bajar los humos

    off one's rocker (out of one's mind) chiflado

    off season temporada baja; fuera de

    temporada

    off-side fuera de juego

    off the air fuera del aire (no estar

    retransmitiendo)

    off the beaten track aislado, apartado

    off the cuff (without any planning) de improviso

    (to go) off the deep end ponerse como una fiera, subirsepor la paredes

    off the hook librarse

    off the mark (not quite exactly right) equivocado

    off the rails descarrilarse

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    off the record extraoficialmente

    off the top of my head (without

    research or calculation)

    de improviso, de forma

    improvisada

    off the wagon volver a darse a la bebida

    off the wall (strange or very

    different)

    sorprendente e inusual

    off topic fuera de tema

    off-beat (unconventional) poco convencional

    on a first-name basis tutearse

    on a full/an empty stomach con el estmago lleno/vaco

    on a pedestal en un pedestal

    (to be) on a roll estar en racha, tener buena suerte

    on a shoestring con muy poco dinero

    on a silver platter en bandeja

    on a tangent; to go off on a tangent por la tangente; salirse por la

    tangente

    on all fours A cuatro patas

    on an even keel; in a state of balance estable, en equilibrio

    on and on sin parar

    on board a bordo

    on cloud nine (very happy)en el sptimo cielo

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    on drugs consumiendo drogas

    on duty de servicio/guardia

    on edge (nervous, worried) con los nervios de punta

    on foot a pie

    on good/bad terms with llevarse bien/mal con

    on line en lnea, conectado

    on no account de ninguna manera

    on one's best behavior portarse lo mejor posible

    on one's deathbed en el lecho de muerte

    on one's high horse tener muchos humos

    on one's last legs en las ltimas

    on one's (own) merits por mrito propio

    on one's mind en mente

    on one's own solo, por su cuenta; independiente

    on one's own account por cuenta propia

    on one's uppers en la miseria

    on one's way en camino

    on paper (possibly, in theory rather

    than in practice)

    sobre el papel

    on parole en libertad condicional

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    on pins and needles ansioso

    on probation (to serve a trial period) en perodo de prueba

    on purpose a propsito

    on sale en liquidacin

    on schedule/time a la hora prevista

    on second thought(s) pensndolo mejor

    on someone's side del lado de alguien

    on spec por si las dudas, por si acaso

    on standby en espera

    on strike en huelga

    on sufferance (with reluctance) de mala gana

    on tap (beer on tap) de barril

    on target de acuerdo con lo previsto

    on tenterhooks/the rack con el alma en vilo, en ascuas

    on the alert/lookout/qui vive en alerta

    on the average en promedio

    on the blink (not operating well) averiado

    on the bright side Por el lado positivo, el lado

    bueno

    on the brink/verge al borde

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    on the button/dot exactamente, precisamente

    on the chance that, on the possibility

    that

    con la esperanza de que

    on the cheap por poco dinero

    on the cutting edge of sth a la vanguardia

    on the defensive a la defensiva

    on the double (without delay) Inmediatamente, de inmediato

    on the edge of your seat en vilo

    on the face of it (seemingly,

    apparently)

    a primera vista

    on the fritz estropeado

    on the horizon En el horizonte

    on the house la casa invita (beers are on the

    house)

    on the increase/rise en aumento

    on the inside por dentro

    on the lam a la fuga

    on the level ser serio, honesto, sincero

    on the loose en libertad

    on the make tratar de sacar tajada

    on the market (for sale)a la venta

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    on the mend mejorando

    on the move de viaje

    on the prowl merodeando

    on the rebound por despecho

    on the receiving end, to be ser el/la blanco/vctima de

    on the right foot con el pie derecho

    on the right track por buen camino

    on the safe side para mayor seguridad

    on the same wavelength en la misma onda

    on the side (in addition) aparte (como extra)

    on the sidelines al margen

    on the sly (secretly, furtively) a hurtadillas

    on the spur of the moment sin pensarlo

    on the streets hacer la calle

    on the tip of my tongue en la punta de la lengua

    on the town (out on the town) de juerga

    on the wagon abstemio

    on the wane menguando, en decadencia

    on the warpath, to be estar en pie de guerra, de muy

    mala baba

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    on the way out

    on one's way out, to be

    A la salida, al salir, de salida

    estar de capa cada, dejar de estar

    de moda

    on the whole (generally) en general

    on thin ice en terreno peligroso

    on tiptoe de puntillas

    on top of the world contentsimo

    on view (visible, on exhibition) expuesto

    on your guard en alerta

    out and about (after an illness) restablecido y por ah, trabajando,

    haciendo vida social, etc.

    out at the elbows (poorly dressed) mal vestido, con ropas radas

    out front adelante, en frente (de un

    edificio)

    out in left field totalmente equivocado

    out in the cold al margen

    out in the open al aire libre

    out loud en voz alta

    out of bounds prohibido

    out of breath sin aliento

    out of business cerrado (por cese del negocio)

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    out of circulation fuera de circulacin

    out of commission (unserviceable) fuera de servicio

    out of condition en mala forma/mal estado

    out of context fuera de contexto

    out of control/hand fuera de control

    out of date/fashion pasado de moda

    out of harm's way/the woods a salvo

    out of here fuera de aqu

    out of it en otra onda

    out of joint (dislocated) dislocado

    out of line (improper) fuera de lugar

    out of one's head, to be pissed Borracho como una cuba

    out of nowhere/the blue de la nada

    out of action, to be (estar) estropeado; estar fuera de

    circulacin (por lesin etc.)

    out of order, to be no funcionar

    out of phase desfasado

    out of place fuera de lugar

    out of pocket salir perdiendo, sin dinero

    out of practice desentrenado

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    out of proportion desproporcionado

    out of range fuera del alcance

    out of sorts mal, enfermo, indispuesto;

    irritable

    out of step, to be no llevar el paso

    out of the closet, to come declararse homosexual, salir del

    armario

    out of the corner of my eye por el rabillo del ojo

    out of the ordinary (exceptional,

    unusual)

    fuera de lo comn

    out of the question inadmisible

    out of the way fuera del camino

    out of the window por la ventana

    out of the woodworks de quin sabe dnde

    out of this world fantstico

    out of touch no estar en contacto

    out of town en las afueras, de viaje

    out of tune desafinado

    out of whack fastidiado

    out of work sin trabajo

    out of your mindfuera de juicio

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    out on a limb, to be arriesgarse

    out on one's ear de patitas en la calle

    out to lunch (inattentive) en Babia, divagando

    over a barrel en una situacin difcil, inpotente,

    indefenso

    over again otra vez

    over and above adems

    over and done with terminado, acabado

    over my dead body sobre mi cadver

    so and so (Mr./Mrs./Miss so-and-so) fulano/a de tal

    so be it que as sea

    so far hasta ahora

    so far, so good hasta ahora todo va bien

    so help me (God) con la ayuda de Dios

    so long! hasta la vista!

    so much the better/worse tanto mejor/peor

    so that (with the result that) de modo que

    so quiet you can hear a pin drop hay tanto silencio que se puede

    or el vuelo de una mosca

    so small you could barely swing a cat;

    not enough room to swing.....

    (el sitio es) tan pequeo que no

    cabe ni un alfiler

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    so to speak por as decirlo

    so what? y qu?

    to a certain degree hasta cierto punto

    to a fault demasiado, en extremo

    to a T como anillo al dedo

    to all intents and purposes prcticamente

    to and fro de un lado a otro

    to date hasta ahora

    to each his own a cada cual lo suyo

    to hand, at hand (nearby) a mano

    to hell with this! al diablo con esto!

    to little purpose/no avail intilmente, en vano

    to my mind en mi opinin

    to one's face (to do/say sth ~) a la cara

    to one's heart's content hasta quedar satisfecho

    to perfection a la perfeccin

    to the best of my knowledge que yo sepa

    to the contrary en contra

    to the hilt totalmente, hasta la empuadora

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    to the last hasta el final

    to the letter al pie de la letra

    to the nines de punta en blanco, de veintin

    botones

    to the nth degree a la ensima potencia

    to the point, to be venir al caso

    to the tune of por valor de

    under a cloud bajo sospecha

    under control bajo control

    under fire en la lnea de fuego

    under lock and key cerrado bajo llave

    under my care, under sb's care bajo mi cuidado, bajo el cuidado

    de alguien

    under no circumstances bajo ningn concepto

    under my nose delante de mis narices

    under oath bajo juramento

    under one's breath entre dientes

    under one's feet siempre pegado a alguien

    under one's own steam por sus propios medios

    under pressure bajo presin

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    under someone's thumb dominado

    under the aegis/auspices of bajo los auspicios de

    under the circumstances dadas las circunstancias

    under the counter/table de forma clandestina,

    subrepticiamente

    under the gun bajo mucha presin, muy

    apremiado

    under the hammer, to go ir a subasta

    under the impression that, to be tener la impresin de que

    under the influence (of alcohol) bajos los efectos del alcohol

    under the knife en la mesa de operaciones

    under the weather indispuesto

    under wraps en secreto

    up a gum tree, to en un aprieto

    up and about/around en buena forma, en activo otra

    vez

    up and coming prometedor

    up for grabs libre, disponible

    up front, in advance por adelantado

    up in arms, to be poner el grito en el cielo

    up in smoke, to endquedar en nada, esfumarse,

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    desvanecerse

    up in the air, to be estar en el aire

    up in years, advanced in years entrado en aos

    up to a point hasta cierto punto

    up to date actualizado, al corriente

    up to no good, to be tener malas intenciones, tramar

    algo malo

    up to one's ears, to be (in work/debt) hasta arriba (de trabajo/deudas)

    up to one's old tricks, to be volver a hacer de las suyas,

    volver a las andadas

    up to par/standard, to be llegar a la media

    up to something tramando algo

    up to speed, to be al tanto, al corriente

    up your alley/street ideal para ti

    when all is said and done a fin de cuentas

    when it comes to cuando se trata de

    when it rains, it pours sobre llovido, mojado

    when least expected cuando uno menos lo espera

    when one's back is turned a espaldas de uno

    when I win the lottery cuando me toque la lotera

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    when/if push comes to the shove en caso de apuro

    when the chips are down a la hora de la verdad, en los

    momentos crticos

    when the dust has settled, when

    matters have calmed down

    cuando haya pasado la tormenta,

    cuando se hayan calmado las

    cosas