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a!ter all ! despite, nevertheless después de todo, al fin y al cabo " #ne$ it% After all, " $as right%all along ! all the time todo el tiempo " #ne$ about his little secret all along.

all ears ! eager to listen todo o&dos " am all ears.

all o! a sudden ! suddenly de repente, de pronto All of a sudden, he refused to pay.

all t"e same ! no difference da igual, lo mismo' de todos modos "f it(s all the same to you, let(s start at t$o.

all t"um#s ! clumsy torpe )e can(t fix anything, he(s all thumbs.

apple o! discord ! subject of envyor quarrel

manzana de la discordia *his question is an apple of discord in our family.

as a rule ! usually como regla general As a rule, $e offer a + discount.

as !ar as $ am concerned !in my opinion

en lo que a m& respecta As far as " am concerned, both the boo# and themovie are good.

as !or me%as to me ! in my opinion en cuanto a m& As for me, you can rely on his support.

as &ell ! also, too también )e #no$s math, and physics as $ell.

at all ! -not in the smallest degree en lo más m&nimo, en absoluto )e doesn(t #no$ /rench at all. " don(t li#e it at all.

at random ! $ithout order al azar )e chose those places at random.



at t"is point ! at this time a estas alturas At this point, $e can(t turn bac#.

#e a#out to ! ready -to do estar a punto de " $as about to leave $hen you called.

#e a!ter someone ! insist, press estar tras alguien' insistir, presionar )is mother is al$ays after him to study.

#e all in ! be extremely tired estar hecho polvo "(m all in, "(d better go to bed no$.

#e #ac' on one(s !eet ! healthy againor better financially

recuperarse después de un tiempodif&cil' ponerse de pie otra vez

)e(s bac# on his feet after a long period of debt andunemployment.

#eat around t"e #us" ! avoid givinga clear0definite ans$er

irse por las ramas 1top beating around the bush% 2et to the point%

#e #eside onesel! ! be very upset,nervous, $orried, etc.

estar fuera de s& 1he $as beside herself $ith $orry 0 $ith grief.

#e #etter o!! ! be in a better situation estar en una mejor situacin )e(ll be better off $ith a ne$ job.

#e #ro'e ! have no money at all estar en bancarrota " spent all my money, "(m bro#e.

#e "ard on somet"ing %someone ! treatroughly

ser duro con algo0alguien 3y son is hard on shoes, they don(t last long $ithhim. 4ife $as pretty hard on *om.

#e "ig" on one(s list ! be one of themost important things

encabezar la lista de los asuntosimportantes

A ne$ car is high on my list of priorities. A ne$ *5is not high on my list.

#e in c"arge o! ! be responsible for estar a cargo de, ser responsable de )e is in charge of mar#eting.

#e in t"e red ! be in debt estar en deuda, estar quebrado 6ur sales $ere in the red last year.

#e into smt". ! be interested in estar interesado0apasionado por algo )e is into computers. 1he is into sports.

#end over #ac'&ards ! try hard hacer todo lo que se pueda " bent over bac#$ards to help her.#e on one(s &a) estar en el camino "(m on my $ay.

#e on t"e sa!e side ! not to ta#e anychances

para mayor seguridad *a#e an extra #ey, just to be on the safe side.

#e out o! ! be $ithout estar fuera de, estar desabastecido,no tener

7e are out of bread, cheese, and sugar.

#e out o! s"ape ! be physically unfit no estar en forma 0 estar en mala )e needs to exercise, he is out of shape.



condicin f&sica

#e out o! sorts ! in bad humor estar de mal humor 4eave him alone, he(s out of sorts today

#e pressed !or time % mone) !

be short of' not have enough

estar presionado por tiempo0dinero

-no tener suficiente tiempo0dinero porel momento

"(m pressed for time no$. 7e are pressed for

money at the moment.

#eside t"e point ! off the point ajeno a la cuestin, no va al caso 7hat " said to him privately is beside the point.

#e to #lame ! be responsible fora mista#e 0 something $rong

ser culpable 7ho is to blame for this a$ful mista#e8 *omis to blame for this mix9up.

#e touc" and go ! be uncertain of theresult

pender de un hilo )e $as very sic#, and for some time it $as touchand go, but he is better no$.

#e up against ! be opposed by, have problems, be in danger

enfrentar -a algo0alguien, encontrarseante problemas

6ur company is up against serious attemptsof hostile ta#eover.

#e up and around%a#out ! able to be outof bed after an illness

volver a andar, recuperarse -despuésde una enfermedad

)e $as sic# for a month, but no$ he is up andaround.

#e up to one(s ears ! very busy estar muy ocupado "(m up to my ears in $or#.

#e up to somet"ing ! do mischief estar tramando algo " have to chec# $hat the #ids are up to.

#e up to someone ! be one(s o$ndecision or responsibility

ser decisin de alguien, corresponderlea alguien

"t(s up to you to decide. "t(s up to you to close theoffice every day at : o(cloc#.

#e used to ! be accustomed to estar acostumbrado a "(m used to hard $or#. )e(s used to heat.

#ig s"ot ! important person persona importante )e is a big shot around here.

#ite o!! more t"an one can c"e& ! tryto do more than one can

sobrevalorar tus fuerzas -;morder másde lo que puedes masticar<

" couldn(t handle t$o jobs and family. " really bitoff more than " could che$.

#ite one(s tongue ! stop tal#ing morderse la lengua, dejar de hablar " almost told her, but bit my tongue.

#ite t"e dust ! die, be defeated morder el polvo, morir 3any of them bit the dust in that $ar.

#lac' s"eep ! a good9for9nothingmember of the family

oveja negra *heir second son is the blac# sheep of the family,he is good for nothing.

#lind date ! a meeting of a man and cita a ciegas 1he refuses to go on a blind date again because she



$oman arranged by friends had bad experience.

#lo& it ! lose the chance perder la oportunidad )e understood that he ble$ it.

#lo& over ! pass, end pasar 7ait here till his anger blo$s over.

#ottom line ! main result0factor resultado *he bottom line is, " don(t have enough money.

#rea' into ! enter by force entrar por la fuerza, penetrar *he police bro#e into the robber(s house.

#rea' one(s "eart ! hurt deeply romper el corazn de alguien *he ne$s of her death bro#e his heart.

#rea' t"e ice ! overcome shynessin ma#ing the first step

romper el hielo -superar la timidezy dar el primer paso

*he party $as dull until someone bro#e the ice $itha jo#e and $e all laughed.

#rea' t"e ne&s ! tell ne$ facts difundir la informacin =>> is brea#ing the ne$s right no$.

#ring "ome t"e #acon ! earn the livingfor the family

proveer a la familia )e $or#s very hard at several places to bring homethe bacon.

#rus" o!! ! give no attention to no hacer caso *he boss brushed off my project again.#rus" up on ! revie$ repasar, refrescar la memoria ?ou need to brush up on the tenses.

#) all means *de!initel)+ certainl) definitivamente, por supuesto @o you need my help8 ! y all means.

#) "eart ! by memorizing de memoria 4earn this poem by heart for tomorro$.

#) "oo' or #) croo' ! by any means possible

como sea 1he $ill get $hat she $ants by hoo# or by croo#.

#) t"e &a) ! incidentally por cierto y the $ay, Ann is coming bac# today.

call a spade a spade ! use plain, direct$ords

llamar a las cosas por su nombre )e al$ays tells the truth and calls a spade a spade.

call it a da) ! consider $or# finished for the day

considerar el trabajo terminado 7e(ve been $or#ing for BC straight hours. 4et(s callit a day.

call o!! ! cancel cancelar *he police called off the search.

carr) out ! fulfill realizar, cumplir 1he never carries out her plans.

carr) &eig"t ! be important tener peso en, influir, ser importante )is advice al$ays carries $eight here.

cast do&n ! depressed, sad desanimar )e $as cast do$n by the bad ne$s.

castles in t"e air ! daydreaming about -construir castillos en el aire "nstead of $or#ing hard, he spends time building



success castles in the air.

catc" one(s e)e ! attract attention llamar la atencin *his picture caught my eye.

catc" one(s #reat" ! stop and rest recobrar el aliento " can(t run, " need to catch my breath.

catc" someone o!! guard ! catchsomeone unprepared

tomar por sorpresa )e caught me off guard $ith his question.

catc" someone red*"anded ! find smb.in the act of doing $rong

sorprender a alguien con las manosen la masa

*he manager caught the boy red9handed $henhe $as stealing cigarettes.

catc" up ! become not behind ponerse al d&a )e needs to catch up $ith the others.

close call ! a narro$ escape, a bad thingthat almost happened

por poco sucede algo malo -escaparse por milagro

*he speeding car almost hit the man. *hat $asreally a close call.

come across ! meet by chance encontrar " came across that article yesterday.

come do&n &it" ! become ill caer resfriado "(m coming do$n $ith a cold.

come to one(s senses ! start actingreasonably, intelligently

entrar en razn )e finally came to his senses, started to $or# hard,and passed his exams.

come true ! become reality volverse realidad 3y dream came true $hen " met Dat.

come up &it" ! suggest proponer 3i#e came up $ith a brilliant idea.

count on ! depend on contar con ?ou can al$ays count on me for help.

cut corners ! to ta#e a short9cut' to limitone(s spending

buscar atajos, omitir procedimientos )e ran fast, cutting corners $here he could. " haveto cut corners this $ee#.

cut do&n on ! reduce reducir el consumo ?ou have to cut do$n on chocolate.

cut out to #e %cut out !or it ! have theability to do something

estar hecho para -algn trabajo 1he isn(t cut out to be a surgeon. )e(s cut outto be a leader.

do one(s #est ! try very hard dar lo mejor de s& " did my best to help him in his $or#.

do one(s #it ! do $hat(s needed aportar su granito de arena' hacerlo necesario

"(ll do my bit, you can count on me.

do over ! do again rehacer *his $or# is not good, do it over.

do someone good ! be good for beneficiar /resh air and exercise $ill do you good.



do somet"ing #e"ind one(s #ac' !do -harmful things secretively

hacer algo a espaldas de uno " hate people $ho do things behind my bac#.)e did it behind my bac# again.

do &it"out ! live $ithout vivir sin, prescindir "(ll have to do $ithout a car for a $hile.

do&n to eart" ! practical práctico, realista )e(s quiet, sensible and do$n to earth.

dra& t"e line ! fix a limit trazar la l&nea, limitar )e dre$ the line for her at FBCC a day.

dress up ! put on the best clothes ponerse la mejor ropa 7hat are you dressed up for8

drop o!! ! deliver some$here llevar -a una persona a un lugar, dejar-a una persona en un lugar

=an you drop me off at the ban#8

drop out ! quit -school abandonar )e dropped out of school last year.

dut) calls ! must fulfill obligations el deber llama )e said, ;@uty calls< and left for $or#.

easier said t"an done es más fácil decir que hacerlo "t(s easier said than done, but "(ll try to do it.

eat one(s &ords ! ta#e bac# $ords tragarse las palabras )e had to eat his $ords after her report.even so ! nevertheless, but an as& " $or# hard. Even so, " li#e my job.

ever) no& and t"en *occasionall) de vez en cuando Every no$ and then " visit my old aunt.

ever) ot"er da) ! every second one cada dos d&as' un d&a s& y un d&a no 1he $ashes her hair every other day.

!all #e"ind ! lag behind quedarse atrás *he little boy fell behind the older boys.

!all in love ! begin to love enamorarse *om fell in love $ith 1ue at first sight.

!all out o! love ! stop loving dejar de amar *hey fell out of love and divorced soon.

!alse alarm ! untrue rumor falsa alarma " heard he quit but it $as a false alarm.

a !ar cr) !rom somet"ing ! very

different, almost opposite -neg.

muy lejos de ser algo, muy diferente

a lo que cre&as

)is second boo# $asn(t bad, but it $as a far cry

from his first boo#.

!eel it in one(s #ones ! expect something bad to happen

tener una corazonada -presentimiento 1omething bad is going to happen, " feelit in my bones.

!eel li'e doing somet"ing ! $ant to do, be inclined to do smth.

antojarse de hacer algo, sentir ganasde hacer algo

" feel li#e going for a $al#. " don(t feel li#e$or#ing no$, "(m tired.

!eel up to ! be able to do tener ánimo para hacer algo " don(t feel up to cleaning the house.

!e& and !ar #et&een ! rare, scarce muy pocos, escasos )er visits are fe$ and far bet$een.



!ind !ault &it" ! criticize encontrar fallos, criticar )e al$ays finds faults $ith everybody.

!ind out ! learn or discover averiguar, descubrir " found out that 3aria left to$n.

!irst"and ! directly from the source de primera mano ?ou can trust it, it(s firsthand information.

!irst t"ings !irst ! important things come before others

primero lo primero /irst things firstG ho$ much money do $e haveto pay right a$ay8

!l) o!! t"e "andle ! get angry perder los estribos )e fle$ off the handle and yelled at me.

!ollo& in someone(s !ootsteps ! do thesame thing

seguir los pasos de otro "gor follo$ed in his father(s footsteps, he becamea doctor, too.

!oot in t"e door ! a special opportunityfor a job

tener un pie adentro -tener unaoportunidad de trabajo

>ina got a foot in the door because her friend $or#sin that company.

!oot t"e #ill ! pay the bill pagar )er father footed the bill for the party.

!or good ! forever para siempre After her death, he left to$n for good.

!or t"e time #eing ! at this time por el momento, por ahora /or the time being, this house is all right for us.

!rame o! mind ! mental state estado de ánimo " can(t do it in this frame of mind.

!rom , to - ! completely conocer algo de pe a pa' de cabo a rabo )e #no$s this to$n from A to H.

!rom no& on ! no$ and in the future desde ahora, a partir de ahora /rom no$ on, " forbid you to go there.

get a grip on onesel! ! ta#e controlof one(s feelings

obtener control sobre s& mismo 1top crying% 2et a grip on yourself%

get along &it" ! have good relations llevarse bien con Ann gets along $ith most co$or#ers, but doesn(tget along $ith 4aura.

get a&a) &it" ! not be caught afterdoing $rong

evitar el castigo, escapar de la justicia *he police didn(t find the thief. )e got a$ay $ithhis crime.

get carried a&a) ! get too excited andenthusiastic about something

entusiasmarse )e got carried a$ay $ith opening a store and lostmost of his money.

get cold !eet ! be afraid to do entrarle miedo a alguien " $anted to try it but got cold feet.

get even &it" ! have one(s revenge desquitarse "(ll get even $ith him for everything%

get in touc" &it" ! contact contactar a alguien 2et in touch $ith 3r. 1mith for help.



get lost ! lose one(s $ay perderse 1he got lost in the old part of to$n.

Get lost ! 4ay off% I5ete% I@esaparécete% I4árgate% " don(t $ant to see you again. 2et lost%

get mixed up ! get confused confundir " got mixed up, $ent the $rong $ay and got lost.

get o!! one(s #ac' ! leave alone dejar a alguien en paz 1top bothering me% 2et off my bac#%

get on one(s "ig" "orse ! behavehaughtily to$ards someone

actuar como si fueras mejor que otras personas, ser engre&do

Every time " as# her to help me $ith typing, shegets on her high horse.

get on /t"e #us+ train+ plane subir -el transporte " got on the bus on 6a# 1treet.

get o!! /t"e #us+ train+ plane bajar -el transporte " got off the bus at the ban#.

get out o! "and ! get out of control salirse de las manos, fuera de control "f he gets out of hand again, call me right a$ay.

get over ! recover after an illness or badexperience

recuperarse después de una enfermedado mala experiencia, superar

" can(t get over ho$ rude he $as to me. 1he gotover her illness quite quic#ly.

get rid o! ! dispose of, discard deshacerse )e got rid of his old useless car.get toget"er ! meet $ith reunirse 3y friends and " get together often.

get to t"e #ottom ! #no$ deeply llegar al fondo de algo )e usually gets to the bottom of things.

get to t"e point ! get to the matter ir al grano 2et to the point%

Give me a #rea' ! spare me I@ame un respiro% I@éjame% =ome on, stop it% 2ive me a brea#%

give someone a "and ! help dar la mano, ayudar =an you give me a hand $ith coo#ing8

give someone a li!t %a ride ! ta#eto some place by car

llevar a alguien en auto =an you give me a lift to the ban#8 )e gave hera ride in his ne$ Dorsche.

give someone a piece o! one(s mind !

criticize fran#ly

criticar, decir abiertamente lo que

piensas

1he lost my umbrella again, so " gave her a piece

of my mind about her carelessness.give up ! stop doing something, stoptrying to do something

rendirse " gave up smo#ing. " gave up trying to fix my oldcar.

go #ac' on one(s &ord ! brea#a promise

romper la palabra0promesa /irst he said he $ould help me, but then he $ent bac# on his $ord.

go !or it ! try to do a ne$ thing intentar algo nuevo "f " $ere you, " $ould go for it.

go !rom #ad to &orse ! be $orse ir de mal en peor )is business $ent from bad to $orse.



go out ! go to parties, movies salir -de fiesta, al cine, etc. @o he and his $ife go out often8

go out o! one(s &a) *tr) ver) "ard poner mucho esfuerzo, intentar mucho )e goes out of his $ay to please her.

go to one(s "ead ! ma#e too proud subirse a la cabeza -éxito, sentirse

demasiado orgulloso

)is acting success $ent to his head.

go to pieces ! get very upset, fall apart derrumbarse, quedar deshecho 1he $ent to pieces $hen she heard it.

go &it" t"e !lo& ! lead quiet life ir con la corriente 1he al$ays goes $ith the flo$.

gro& on someone ! become li#ed gustar poco a poco 7hen she #ne$ him more, he gre$ on her.

"ad #etter ! should más vale que ?ou loo# ill, you(d better see a doctor.

"ave a #all ! have a good time pasarla bien ?esterday $e had a ball at the party.

"ave a #one to pic' ! complainor discuss something unpleasant

tener una cuenta que ajustar 3r. ro$n, " have a bone to pic# $ith you.3y mail $as lost because of you.

"ave a &ord &it" someone ! tal# to hablar con alguien =an " have a $ord $ith you8"ave &ords &it" someone ! argue $ithsomeone about something

hablar muy seriamente con alguien0discutir

" had $ords $ith my co$or#er today becausehe used my computer again.

"ave it in "im ! have the ability tener habilidades 4aura has it in her to be a good doctor.

"ave no #usiness doing somet"ing !have no right to do

no es tu asunto, no tienes derecho de-estar aqu&, hacer esto, etc.

?ou have no business staying here $ithoutmy permission.

"ave one(s #ac' to t"e &all ! be hard9 pressed, on the defensive

estar entre la espada y la pared " had no choice, " had my bac# to the $all.

"ave one(s "ands !ull ! very busy estar muy ocupado )e has his hands full $ith hard $or#.

"ave one(s "eart set on somet"ing !$ant something very much

querer algo demasiado, ansiar algo 1he has her heart set on going to >e$ ?or#. )e hashis heart set on etty.

"ave pull ! have influence on influir, pesar @oes he have pull $ith the director8

/not "ave t"e "eart ! -not have thecourage to do smth. unpleasant

-no atreverse a hacer algodesagradable'-no tener corazn para

" don(t have the heart to tell him that he $asn(taccepted, he(ll be so unhappy.

"ig" and lo& ! every$here en todas partes -en el cielo " searched high and lo$ for my lost cat.



y en la tierra, cuando se refierea bsquedas

"it t"e nail on t"e "ead ! say exactly

the right thing

acertar ?ou hit the nail on the head $hen you said our

company needs a ne$ director."it upon somet"ing ! to discover pensar en algo' descubrir *hey hit upon gold. " hit upon a plan.

"old it against someone ! blamesomebody for doing something

guardar rencores en contra de alguien'culpar a alguien por algo

" lost his boo#, but he doesn(t hold it against me.

1old it ! 1top% 7ait% I@etente% IEspera% )old it% " forgot my #ey.

1old on ! 7ait% IEspera% )old on% "(ll be bac# in a minute.

"old one(s o&n ! maintain oneselfin a situation, behave as needed

mantenerse firme )e can hold his o$n in any situation. 7e need men$ho can hold their o$n.

"old up ! rob using a $eapon asaltar, atacar *his ban# $as held up t$ice last year.

ill at ease ! uncomfortable disgustado, incmodo 1he felt ill at ease because of her cheap dress.

in advance ! $ell before de antemano )e told her about his plan in advance.

in a nuts"ell ! in a fe$ $ords en breve, en pocas palabras "n a nutshell, my plan is to buy land.

in care o! someone ! $rite to one personat the address of another

-escribir a alguien a la direccinde otra persona -al cuidado de

"(m staying at *om(s house. 7rite to me in careof *om 2ray, =hicago, "llinois.

in cold #lood ! mercilessly a sangre fr&a )e #illed her in cold blood.

in !act ! actually, in reality de hecho, en realidad "n fact, he $or#s as a manager here.

in general ! generally, generallyspea#ing

en general "n general, he li#es to be alone. )e described the place only in general.

in one(s element ! $hat one li#es estar como pez en el agua )e(s in his element $hen he(s arguing.

in ot"er &ords ! using other $ords en otras palabras "n other $ords, you refused to do it for her.

in plain Englis" ! in simple, fran# terms sencillamente hablando " didn(t really li#e the concert. "n plain English, theconcert $as terrible.

t"e ins and outs ! all info about los pormenores )e #no$s the ins and outs of this business.



in someone(s s"oes ! in another person(s position

en los zapatos de alguién, en lugarde otra persona

"(d hate to be in his shoes no$. )e lost his job, andhis $ife is in the hospital.

in t"e long run ! in the end al final de cuentas "n the long run, it(ll be better to buy it.

in t"e same #oat ! in the same situation en el mismo barco' en la mismasituacion

1top arguing $ith me, $e(re in the same boat andshould help each other.

in t"e clear ! free from blame estar fuera de sospecha Day the bill and you(ll be in the clear.

in time /to do somet"ing ! beforesomething begins

a tiempo -para hacer algo " came in time to have a cup of coffee before class.

it goes &it"out sa)ing ! should be clear$ithout $ords

no hace falta decir nada "t goes $ithout saying that he must pay $hathe o$es right a$ay.

$t(s on t"e tip o! m) tongue. está en la punta de mi lengua )is name is on the tip of my tongue.

it(s time ! should do it right a$ay es hora )urry up, it(s time to go.

$t(s &ort" it. % $t(s not &ort" it. "t(s -not$orth buying, visiting, $atching, etc.

lo vale 0 no lo valevale la pena 0 no vale la pena

7atch this film, it(s $orth it. @on(t buy this coat,it is not $orth it. *his museum is $orth visiting.*his film is not $orth $atching.

it &ill do ! it(s enough es suficiente 1top reading, it $ill do for no$.

ump at t"e opportunit)%c"ance !accept the opportunity eagerly

aprovechar la oportunidad )is boss mentioned a job in Europe, and Deter jumped at the opportunity.

ust as soon ! prefer this one preferir&a "(d just as soon stay home, "(m tired.

ust in case ! to be on the safe side por si acaso *a#e an extra shirt, just in case.

2ust m) luc' ! ad 0 )ard luc#% I5aya suerte que tengo% IJué malasuerte%

*hey lost my job application. Kust my luc#%

'eep an e)e on ! ta#e care of, $atch,loo# after

estar pendiente' vigilar etty #eeps an eye on my sons for me. "(ll #eepan eye on you%

'eep a straig"t !ace ! not to laugh mantener la cara seria " tried to #eep a straight face, but failed.

'eep compan) ! accompany hacer compaL&a 1he #eeps me company quite often.

'eep one(s &ord ! fulfill a promise mantener la palabra ?ou promised, no$ #eep your $ord.



'eep someone posted ! inform mantener a alguien al tanto 0 informado Meep me posted about your plans.

'eep )our !ingers crossed ! hope thatnothing $ill go $rong

cruzar los dedos " have a job intervie$ today. Meep your fingerscrossed for me, $ill you8

'ill time ! fill0spend empty time matar el tiempo " $ent to the sho$ to #ill time.

/not 'no& t"e !irst t"ing a#out ! notto have any #no$ledge about

no saber nada acerca de " don(t #no$ the first thing about nuclear physics.

'no& t"e ropes ! be very familiar $ithsome business

estar al tanto )e #no$s all the ropes in this company.

last*minute notice ! little or no timeto prepare for something

noticia de timo minuto )is arrival $as a last9minute notice, $e didn(t havetime to prepare for it.

la) one(s cards on t"e ta#le ! be fran#and open

poner las cartas sobre la mesa' sersincero y abierto

/inally, $e as#ed him to lay his cards on the tableand tell us about his plans.

la) one(s li!e on t"e line ! put oneselfin a dangerous situation

poner la vida en juego, arriesgar la vida )e laid his life on the line to fulfill this tas#, butnobody appreciated his efforts.

lead a dog(s li!e ! live in misery llevar una vida de perros )e leads a dog(s life.

lead someone on ! ma#e someone believe something that isn(t true

engaLar, hacer a alguien creer quees cierto

*hey suspect that you are leading them on. ?ou ledme on%

leave it at t"at ! accept reluctantly dejar las cosas como son 4eave it at that, $hat else can you do8

leave &ord ! leave a message dejar un mensaje )e left $ord for you to meet him at the airport at N.

let #)gones #e #)gones ! forget andforgive bad things in the past

lo pasado, pasado está 7hy don(t you let bygones be bygones and forgetabout $hat he said8

let go o! ! release the hold soltar, dejar ir 4et go of my hand or "(ll call the guard.

let /it go ! forget bad experience, returnto normal life

dejarlo ir, superar malas experiencias )e(s still in despair and can(t let -it go. ?ou can(tchange anything, so let it go.

let one(s "air do&n ! be relaxed andinformal $ith other people

soltarse la melena, echarse una canaal aire, relajarse

1he is al$ays so formal. 1he never lets her hairdo$n.

let someone do&n ! disappoint, failsomeone

quedar mal con alguien, decepcionara alguien

@on(t let me do$n this time%



let someone 'no& ! inform notificar, informar 4et me #no$ $hen you find a job.

li'e !at"er+ li'e son ! be li#e one(s parent in something

de tal palo, tal astilla Daul $on a prize in a chess tournament. 2reat% 4i#efather, li#e son%

little #) little ! step by step poco a poco 4ittle by little, he got used to *o#yo.

loo' !or ! search for buscar 7hat are you loo#ing for8

loo' !or&ard to ! expect $ith pleasure esperar con impaciencia "(m loo#ing for$ard to your letter. 3ary is loo#ingfor$ard to the party.

loo' out ! be careful, $atch out tener cuidado 4oo# out% *he bus is coming%

loo' up ! chec# $ith 0in a dictionaryor a reference boo#

buscar -informacin en un diccionario,"nternet, etc.

"f you don(t #no$ this $ord, loo# it up in thedictionary.

lose one(s temper ! become angry perder la paciencia, enojarse )e loses his temper very often.

lose one(s &a) ! get lost perder el camino, perderse " lost my $ay. =an you help me8

lose trac' o! ! not to #no$ $heresomeone or something is

perder el hilo0la pista " lost trac# of him years ago.

luc') #rea' ! a luc#y chance golpe de suerte )e got his luc#y brea# $hen he got this job.

ma'e a living ! earn money to providefor life

ganarse la vida )e $or#s hard. )is family is big, and he hasto ma#e a living someho$.

ma'e allo&ance !or ! ta#e intoconsideration $hen judging

tener en cuenta @on(t criticize him so hard, ma#e -an allo$ancefor his inexperience.

ma'e a point o! ! be sureto do something intentionally

poner empeLo en -hacer algo' haceralgo intencionalmente' tender a0intentar

3a#e a point of as#ing about his $ife. 3a#eit a point to be here by BC.

ma'e ends meet ! to have and spendonly $hat one earns

llegar a fin de mes' sobrevivir con pocos ingresos

)is doesn(t get much money. " $onder ho$he manages to ma#e ends meet.

ma'e !riends ! become friends hacer amigos Anton ma#es ne$ friends easily.

ma'e !un o! ! laugh at, jo#e about burlarse de )e made fun of her 2erman accent.

ma'e no #ones a#out it ! say0do openly,$ithout hesitation

no darle más vueltas, no andar por lasramas

"(ll ma#e no bones about itG " don(t li#e yourattitude to $or#.



ma'e room !or ! allo$ space for liberar espacio para 7e can ma#e room for one more dog.

ma'e sense ! be logical tener sentido 7hat you say ma#es sense.

ma'e t"e most o! smt" ! do the best

in the given situation

sacar lo mejor de 4et(s ma#e the most of our vacation.

ma'e up ! become friends again reconciliarse "(m tired of fighting. 4et(s ma#e up.

ma'e up !or smt" ! compensate recompensar "(ll ma#e up for the time you spent on it.

ma'e up one(s mind ! decide tomar una decisin 7hen $ill you go8 3a#e up your mind.

ma'e )oursel! at "ome ! be comfortable, feel at home

siéntete como en tu casa =ome in please. 3a#e yourself at home.

man o! "is &ord ! one $ho #eeps promises, is dependable

el hombre de palabra ?ou can depend on his promise to help. )e(s a manof his $ord.

mean &ell ! have good intentions tener buenas intenciones )e meant $ell, but it turned out that he spoileda couple of things for me.

mig"t as &ell ! a good idea podr&as aprovechar y hacerlo -es buenaidea hacer algo

" might as $ell telephone him no$.

missing person ! someone $ho is lostand can(t be located

persona desaparecida *he little boy disappeared. *he police registeredhim as a missing person.

meet someone "al!&a) ! compromise$ith others

encontrar un término medio )e(s reasonable and tries to meet his co$or#ershalf$ay, $hen possible.

never mind ! it doesn(t matter olv&dalo, no importa *han# you. ! >ever mind.

not to mention ! in addition to sin mencionar 7e have three dogs, not to mention t$o cats.

no &onder ! not surprising no es una sorpresa )e ate three big fish. >o $onder he(s sic#.

no& and again ! occasionally de vez en cuando " meet them no$ and again at the ban#.

odds and ends ! a variety of smallunimportant things or leftovers

restos, pedacitos " needed to buy some odds and ends for the #itchen.

o!! t"e cu!! ! $ithout preparation de improviso, sin preparacin previa 6ff the cuff, " can give you only a rough estimate.



o!! t"e point ! beside the point no va al caso, fuera de la cuestin 7hat " thin# about him is off the point.

o!! t"e record ! not for the public,unofficially

extraoficialmente 1trictly off the record, " thin# the director is goingto get married soon.

once and !or all ! decidedly de una vez por todas ?ou must quit smo#ing once and for all.on credit ! not pay cash right a$ay a crédito )e bought a car on credit.

on edge ! nervous, irritable nervioso, irritado )e(s been on edge ever since she left.

on guard ! on the alert en guardia, alerta )e(s cautious and al$ays on guard.

on "and ! available a la mano @o you have a calculator on hand8

on one(s o&n ! alone, by oneself por su cuenta, independientemente 1he li#es to live and $or# on her o$n.

on one(s toes ! alert, attentive, preparedfor difficulties

alerta )e $as on his toes and produced a very goodimpression on them.

on purpose ! intentionally a propsito, intencionalmente " didn(t do it on purpose, it just happened so.on second t"oug"t ! after thin#ing again pensándolo bien "(d li#e to sit on the aisle. 6n second thought, "(d

li#e a $indo$ seat.

on t"e alert ! on guard alerta, en guardia )e(s cautious and al$ays on the alert.

on t"e carpet ! called in by the boss forcriticism

llamar al despacho del director, llamarla atencin, criticar

?esterday the boss called her on the carpet for being rude to the co$or#ers.

on t"e go ! busy, on the move en marcha, en movimiento )e is al$ays on the go.

on t"e o!! c"ance ! unli#ely to happen, but still

es poco probable pero 6n the off chance that you don(t find him at $or#,here(s his home address.

on t"e ot"er "and ! considering theother side of the question

por otro lado "(d li#e to have a dog. 6n the other hand, my $ifeli#es cats better.

on t"e spot ! right there en el mismo sitio " decided to do it on the spot.

on t"e spur o! t"e moment ! $ithout previous thought 0 plan

en la euforia del momento )e bought this car on the spur of the moment, no$he regrets it.

on time ! punctual a tiempo Kim is al$ays on time.

out o! one(s mind ! crazy loco, fuera de s& "f you thin# so, you(re out of your mind.



out o! one(s &a) ! a$ay from someone(susual route

desviado del camino, fuera del camino " can(t give you a lift to the ban#, it(s out of my $aytoday.

out o! t"e question ! impossible fuera de la cuestin Daying him is out of the question%

pac' rat ! a person $ho saves lotsof unnecessary things

acumulador obsesivo 7hy does she #eep all those things she never uses8 ! 1he is a pac# rat.

pa) attention ! be attentive prestar atencin Day attention to his $ords.

pic' a !ig"t ! start a quarrel empezar una pelea0discusin )e often tries to pic# a fight $ith me.

pic' up ! ta#e, get elegir, recoger "(ll pic# you up at O.

pla) one(s cards rig"t ! choose the rightsteps in doing something

jugar bien sus cartas "f you play your cards right, he(ll agree to your plan.

potluc' supper ! a surprise meal, $herenobody #no$s $hat dishes other guests

$ill bring

una cena en grupo donde cada quientrae lo que quiere

?ou #no$ $hat happened at our last potluc#supper8 Everybody brought macaroni and cheese,

apples, and beer%pull onesel! toget"er ! brace oneself,summon your strength

sobreponerse 1top crying and complaining% ?ou have to pullyourself together no$.

pull t"e &ool over someone(s e)es !deceive, mislead someone

engaLar Are you trying to pull the $ool over my eyes8"t $on(t do you any good.

put a damper on ! discourage poner un freno a 1he al$ays puts a damper on my plans.

put in a &ord !or someone ! say positive things about someone

defender a alguien con palabras, deciralgo bueno acerca de alguien

"(d be very grateful if you could put in a $ord forme $hen you spea# to him.

put o!! ! postpone posponer @on(t put it off till tomorro$.

put one(s !oot do&n ! object strongly oponerse fuertemente )er father put his foot do$n $hen she said she$anted to marry Alan.

put one(s !oot in it ! do the $rong thing,ma#e a fool of oneself

meter la pata' decir 0hacer algo estpido)e put his foot in it $hen he told the boss hisdaughter $asn(t pretty.

put up &it" ! accept, tolerate aguantar, tolerar " can(t put up $ith your bad $or#%

quite a #it o! ! much, a lot of mucho " had quite a bit of trouble $ith that car.



quite a !e& ! many, a lot of muchos )e $rote quite a fe$ good stories.

rac' one(s #rain ! try hard to thin# esforzar el cerebro )e rac#ed his brain to solve the puzzle.

read #et&een t"e lines ! find

or understand the implied meaning

leer entre l&neas )is boo#s are not easy to understand' you have

to read bet$een the lines.remem#er me to ! say hello to enviar saludos Dlease remember me to your family.

rig"t a&a) ! immediately de inmediato "t( very important to do it right a$ay.

ring a #ell ! remind someoneof something familiar 0half9forgotten

se parece a algo, luce familiar Annabel 4ee8 ?eah, it rings a bell, but " can(t placeit right no$.

roc' t"e #oat ! ma#e the situationunstable

causar problemas, desestabilizar unasituacin

Deter al$ays roc#s the boat $hen $e discusscompany(s spending policy.

ru# s"oulders &it" ! meet $ith codearse )e doesn(t rub shoulders $ith the rich.

ru# someone t"e &rong &a) ! irritate,

annoy, ma#e angry

irritar, molestar a alguien )is remar#s rub many co$or#ers the $rong $ay.

run into ! meet by chance encontrarse a alguien por casualidad " ran into an old friend yesterday.

save !ace ! try to change the negativeimpression produced

rescatar la reputacin )e said a stupid thing and tried to save face by saying he misunderstood me.

save one(s #reat" ! stop useless tal# ahorrarse las palabras *here(s no use tal#ing to him about his spendinghabits, so save your breath.

scratc" t"e sur!ace ! study somethingsuperficially

no profundizar en el tema, estudiarde manera superficial

)e examines all the facts closely, he doesn(t justscratch the surface.

see a#out ! ma#e arrangements for ocuparse de " have to see about our plane tic#ets.

see e)e to e)e ! agree compartir un mismo punto de vista conalguien

7e don(t see eye to eye any longer.

serve someone rig"t ! get $hat someonedeserves

recibir lo que uno se merece "t serves him right that he didn(t get this job,he despised all other candidates.

serve one(s purpose ! be usefulto someone for his purpose

servir al propsito de alguien, ser til para el propsito de alguien

" doubt that hiring this man $ill serve your purpose.



s"o& promise ! be promising mostrar esperanza *his young actor sho$s promise.

s"o& up ! appear aparecer " $aited for hours but he didn(t sho$ up.

sie up ! evaluate someone evaluar "t too# me + minutes to size up that man.

sleep on it ! postpone a decision till nextmorning

posponer algo hasta la maLanasiguiente

@on(t decide no$, sleep on it.

a slip o! t"e tongue ! a mista#e error, equivocacin, lapsus "t $as just a slip of the tongue%

slip /!rom one(s mind ! forget olvidar "t slipped my mind $hat she as#ed me.

smell a rat ! suspect something sospechar algo "(m not sure $hat it is, but " smell a rat.

so !ar ! up to no$ hasta ahora 1o far, " have read P boo#s by Ming.

so muc" t"e #etter ! it(s even better an mejor "f he can pay cash, so much the better.

spill t"e #eans ! tell a secret soltar la sopa, decir un secreto 7ho spilled the beans about our plan8

stand a c"ance ! have a chance tener una oportunidad )e doesn(t stand a chance of getting it.stand out ! be noticeable destacarse )e stands out in any group of people.

stand to reason ! be logical ser lgico "t stands to reason that he apologized.

straig"t !rom t"e s"oulder ! spea#fran#ly

sin rodeos, abiertamente @on(t try to spare my feelings, give it to me straightfrom the shoulder.

ta'e a dim vie& o! somet"ing !disapprove of something

tener una opinin negativa acercade algo

3y sister ta#es a dim vie$ of the $ay " raisemy children.

ta'e a #rea' ! stop for rest tomar una pausa 4et(s ta#e a brea#, "(m tired.

ta'e advantage o! ! use for one(s o$n

benefit, to profit from

aprovecharse de 7e too# advantage of the lo$ prices and bought

a computer and a monitor.ta'e a!ter ! be li#e one of the parents parecerse a los padres *om ta#es after his father in character, and after his

mother in appearance.

ta'e a stand on somet"ing ! ma#ea firm opinion0decision on smth.

tomar una posicin firme respectoa algo

Deople need to ta#e a stand on the issue of nuclear$eapons.

ta'e care o! ! loo# after, protect, see thatsmth. is done properly

cuidar de =an you ta#e care of my dog $hile "(m a$ay8 *omta#es good care of his car.



ta'e "old o! somet"ing ! ta#e, hold tomar, sujetar *a#e hold of this rope and pull.

ta'e into account ! consider smth. tomar en cuenta ?ou must ta#e into account her old age.

ta'e it eas) ! relax, be calm no te preocupes *a#e it easy, everything $ill be 6M.

ta'e /it !or granted ! accept as given dar por sentado 3other(s love is al$ays ta#en for granted by children.

ta'e one(s #reat" a&a) dejarlo a uno sin aliento *hat great vie$ too# my breath a$ay.

ta'e one(s time ! do slo$ly tomarte tu tiempo, hacer algo despacio,sin prisa

@on(t hurry. *a#e your time.

ta'e one(s &ord !or it ! believe creer en la palabra de alguien, creerlea alguien

*a#e my $ord for it, he $on(t go there.

ta'e pains ! try hard to do it $ell esmerarse )e too# pains to ma#e his report perfect.

ta'e part in smt". ! participate in tomar parte, participar 3ary is going to ta#e part in the sho$.

ta'e place ! happen tomar lugar, suceder *he accident too# place on 6a# 1treet.

ta'e someone(s mind o!! t"ings !distract from fixed ideas0thoughts

distraer a alguien de sus pensamientos 2o to a concert or a movie to ta#e your mind offthings.

ta'e steps ! ta#e action 0measures tomar medidas, actuar 7e need to ta#e steps against it.

ta'e t"e &ords rig"t out o! one(s

mout" ! say the same before somebodyelse says it

quitar las palabras de la boca -deciralgo que quer&a decir otra persona

" $as about to say the same% ?ou too# the $ordsright out of my mouth.

ta'e time ! ta#e a long time tomar tiempo "t ta#es time to get used to a ne$ place.

ta'e time o!! ! be absent from $or# tomar un d&a libre )e too# time off to attend the $edding.

ta'e turns ! alternate doing somethingone after another

cambiar turnos, hacer algo por turnos 7e $ent to 3ins# by car. 7e didn(t get tired because $e too# turns driving

tal' #ac' ! ans$er rudely replicar, responder insolentemente @on(t tal# bac# to the teacher%

tal' it over ! discuss discutir "(ll tal# it over $ith my family.

tell apart ! see the difference distinguir =an you tell the t$ins apart8

T"at(s ust t"e point. ! *hat(s it. Este es el punto. *hat(s just the point% " hate this job%



t"e &riting on t"e &all ! a sign of futureevents -usually, trouble

premonicin -de algo malo *he plane crashed. *im said he sa$ the $ritingon the $all about this flight.

not t"in' muc" o! ! thin# lo$ tener un concepto bajo de alguien " don(t thin# much of her coo#ing.

t"in' over ! consider carefully pensar en detalle, considerar *hin# over your ans$er. *hin# it over carefully.till one is #lue in t"e !ace ! try hard esforzarse demasiado " repeated it till " $as blue in the face%

to ma'e a long stor) s"ort ! in short en pocas palabras *o ma#e a long story short, $e $on.

to sa) t"e least ! to ma#e the minimumcomment about smth.

para no decir más *he film $as boring and long, to say the least.

tr) on ! put on ne$ clothes to test themfor size or loo#

probarse -la ropa *ry on this leather coat, it(s very good. 1he triedit on, but it didn(t fit her at all.

tr) one(s "and at somet"ing ! try probar algo, probar suerte con algo " $ant to try my hand at painting.

turn on % o!! ! s$itch on 0 off encender0apagar *urn on the radio. *urn off the $ater.

turn out to #e ! result0end this $ay resultar )e turned out to be a very good actor.

turn over a ne& lea! ! ma#e a fresh startin life, $or#, etc.

empezar de nuevo, hacer borrny cuenta nueva

)e promises to turn over a ne$ leaf and quitalcohol for good.

turn t"e tide ! reverse the courseof events

cambiar el curso de los eventos *he ne$ evidence turned the tide, and the defendant$as acquitted of charges.

t&ist one(s arm ! ma#e to agree retorcer brazos, obligar a alguiena hacer algo en contra de su voluntad

*hey t$isted his arm to sell the house.

under t"e &eat"er ! feel ill resfriado "(m a little under the $eather today.

up*and*coming ! sho$ing promiseof future success

prometedor )e is an up9and9coming young la$yer $ho mighthelp you $ith your case.

up in arms ! hostile to, in strong protestagainst something

protestar, estar en contra *he employees are up in arms about the ne$retirement rules.

up in t"e air ! undecided colgado en el aire, indefinido 3y vacation plans are still up in the air.

up to par ! equal in standard adecuado y normal )is behavior isn(t up to par.

used to ! did often in the past, but not sol&a -hacer algo " used to play the piano $hen " $as in school -but "



no$ don(t play it no$.

&al' on air ! be very happy estar en las nubes, estar muy feliz )e got the job and is $al#ing on air no$.

&aste one(s #reat" ! spea# uselessly,

to no purpose

esforzarse en vano @on(t $aste your breath trying to ma#e him do it,

he $on(t change his mind.&atc" one(s step ! be careful tener cuidado, ser cauteloso 7atch your step%

&atc" out ! loo# out, be careful tener cuidado 7atch out for that car% 7atch out%

&et #lan'et ! a #ill9joy, $ho spoilseverybody(s fun

aguafiestas Qemember $hat a $et blan#et he $as last time8Dlease don(t invite him again.

4"at(s t"e matter ! 7hat is it8 RJué pasa8 7hat(s the matter8 7hat happened8

&"ic" &a) t"e &ind #lo&s ! $hat thereal situation is

cuál es la situacin real -en quédireccin sopla el viento

)e #no$s $hich $ay the $ind blo$s and al$aysacts accordingly.

&"ite lie ! unimportant lie mentira piadosa A $hite lie is told to spare your feelings.

&ord !or &ord ! in the same $ords literalmente *ell me $ord for $ord $hat he said.

&ould rat"er ! prefer preferir "(d rather stay at home today.

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