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27 Cards in this Set
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estar entre la espada y la pared
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to be caught between a rock and a hard place (espada = sword)
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estar en la luna
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to be out of it, spaced out
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estar hasta atrás
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to be very drunk (plastered, wasted)
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estar salado
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to be out of luck, to be a jinx
(salado = jinx, salty) |
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estar pelón
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to be difficult, tough (a test, a soccer game)
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estar quebrado
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to be broken
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estar de la patada
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to be very difficult (job)
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estar en chino
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to be difficult to understand
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estar en la ruina
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to be broke
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estar en la calle
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to be broke
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estar en otro mundo
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to be in one´s own world
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estar en su punto
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to be perfect
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estar de mírame y no me toques
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to be in a bad mood
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estar en un callejón sin salida
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to be trapped with no way out, up a creek without a paddle
callejón = back alley or back street |
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estar a pedir de boca
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to be delicious
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ser tu talón de aquiles
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to be one´s weakness, achilles heel.
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ser un ratón de biblioteca
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to be a bookworm
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ser un codo (agarrado)
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to be cheap, stingy
(codo = elbow) (agarrado = tight) |
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ser un cerebrito
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to be very intelligent
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ser un barck
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to be an easy professor or an easy A
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ser un estuche de monerías
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to be talented, man of all trades
(estuche = case) |
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ser uña y carne
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to be inseperable
(uña = fingernail) |
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ser mano dura
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to be demanding
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ser muy folklórico
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to dress or act very flamboyantly
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ser traga años
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to look younger than you are
(tragar = swollow, bear) |
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ser una mosca muerta
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to be a hypocrite
mosca = fly |
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ser llamarada de petate
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to be all talk and no action
( petate = napsack) (llamarada = blaze) |
