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57 Cards in this Set
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A friend in need is a friend indeed |
A buen amigo, buen abrigo |
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Don't look a gift horse in the mouth |
A caballo regalado no se le mira el diente |
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Beggars can't be choosers |
A falta de pan, buenas son tortas |
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What is done is done |
A lo hecho, pecho |
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Keep your head held high/stay positive |
A mal tiempo, buena cara |
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The early bird catches the worm |
A quién madruga, Dios le ayuda |
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Bite off more than you can chew |
Arriesgar más de la cuenta |
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Let bygones be bygones |
Borrón y cuenta nueva |
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Each to their own |
Cada loco con su tema |
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What goes around comes around/you reap what you sow/you get what you give/karma |
Cada uno recoge lo que siembra |
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When good cheer is lacking, our friends will be packing |
Comida hecha, compañía deshecha |
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Do as I say not as I do |
Consejos vendo y para mí no tengo/haz lo que digo, no lo que hago |
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Two heads are better than one |
Cuatro ojos ven más que dos |
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All cats are grey at night |
De noche todos los gatos son pardos |
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Like father like son |
De tal palo tal astilla |
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Saying it and doing it are two different things |
Del dicho al hecho, hay mucho trecho |
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You become like those who you spend your time with |
Dime con quién andas y te diré quién eres |
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Birds of a feather flock together |
Dios los cría y ellos se juntan |
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Loving long term relationship (where there was fire, ashes remain) |
Dónde hubo fuego, cenizas quedan |
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With age comes wisdom |
El diablo sabe más por viejo que por diablo |
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You get what you work for |
El que la sigue, la consigue |
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Time is golden |
El tiempo es oro |
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Silence is golden |
En boca cerrada no entran moscas |
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Someone who is mediocre will appear good if everyone else is below mediocre |
En la tierra de los ciegos, el tuerto es rey |
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It's raining cats and dogs |
Está lloviendo a cántaros |
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It's as clear as day |
Está más claro que el agua |
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To be between a rock and a hard place |
Estar entre la espada y la pared |
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To reject a kiss |
Hacer la cobra |
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Blow things out of proportion |
Hacer una montaña de un grano de arena |
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Do what is right, not what will gain approval |
Haz el bien, y no mires a quién |
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Somebody's coming!//The coast is clear |
Hay moros en la costa/No hay moros en la costa |
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Get more than you bargain for |
Ir por lana y salir trasquilado |
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Go scot-free/get away with murder |
Irse de rositas |
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Practice makes perfect |
La práctica hace al maestro |
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Actions speak louder than words |
Las palabras se las lleva el viento |
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Bad things happen in threes |
Las desgracias nunca vienen solas |
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Life is the best teacher |
Lo que en libros no está, la vida te enseñará |
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A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush |
Más vale pájaro en mano que cien volando |
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Better late than never |
Más vale tarde que nunca |
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Kill two birds with one stone |
Matar dos pájaros de un tiro |
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Turn a blind eye |
Mirar hacia otro lado |
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To be chockablock |
No caber ni Dios |
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Every cloud has a silver lining |
No hay mal que por bien no venga |
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Not everything that glitters is gold |
No todo lo que brilla es oro/no es oro todo lo que reluce |
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An eye for an eye |
Ojo por ojo |
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What the eye doesn't see, the heart doesn't feel |
Ojos que no ven, corazón que no siente |
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Leaving job or life, therefore has nothing to lose (doesn't worry about the consequences of anything) |
Para lo que me queda en el convento me cago dentro |
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The bark is worse than the bite |
Perro que ladra no muerde |
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You can't succeed if you don't try |
Perro que no camina, no encuentra hueso |
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Watched pot never boils |
Quién espera, desespera |
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You can't lose what you don't have |
Quién no tiene, perder no puede |
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Someone who intervenes in a conversation because they think they've been mentioned |
Quien se pica, ajos come |
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Unintentional results, you try to do something and it goes badly |
Salir el tiro por la culata |
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If you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen |
Si quieres el perro, acepta las pulgas |
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Have an ace up your sleeve |
Tener un as bajo la manga |
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To go all out/to push the boat out |
Tirar la casa por la ventana |
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Stick to talking about what you know |
Zapatero a tus zapatos |
