Spanish Body Idioms

Front 1

tomar el pelo a alguien

Back 1

to pull somebody's leg

Front 2

salir zumbando

Back 2

to leg it

Front 3

¡muévete!

Back 3

shake a leg!

Front 4

caminar / ir del brazo

Back 4

to walk arm in arm

Front 5

mantenerse a una distancia prudencial de alguien

Back 5

to keep somebody at arm's length

Front 6

el alcance

Back 6

arm's reach/length

Front 7

a una brazada

Back 7

at arm's length

Front 8

arrodillarse

Back 8

to go down on one's knees

Front 9

ponerse de rodillas

Back 9

to kneel

Front 10

hincarse de rodillas

Back 10

to fall to one's knees

Front 11

hincar la rodilla

Back 11

to kneel down

Front 12

hincarle el diente a algo

Back 12

to get to grips with something

Front 13

no dar tregua a alguien

Back 13

to keep somebody on their toes

Front 14

de pies a cabeza

Back 14

from top to toe

Front 15

la laca de uñas
el esmalte de uñas

Back 15

nail polish

Front 16

el cortauñas

Back 16

toenail clippers

Front 17

el ojo del huracán

Back 17

the eye of the storm

Front 18

la sombra de ojos

Back 18

eyeshadow

Front 19

a la altura de los ojos

Back 19

at eye level

Front 20

el colirio

Back 20

eyewash, eyedrops

Front 21

hasta donde alcanza la vista

Back 21

as far as the eye can see

Front 22

a los ojos de la ley

Back 22

in the eyes of the law

Front 23

estar en (el) candelero

Back 23

to be in the public eye

Front 24

no perder ojo

Back 24

to keep one's eyes peeled

Front 25

tenerle el ojo echado a algo

Back 25

to have one's eye on something (to buy)

Front 26

haberle el ojo echado a alguien

Back 26

to have one's eye on somebody

Front 27

estar hasta el cuello de trabajo

Back 27

to be up to one's ears in work

Front 28

ni se inmutó

Back 28

she didn't bat an eyelid

Front 29

arquear las cejas

Back 29

to raise one's eyebrows

Front 30

llenar un vacío

Back 30

to bridge a gap

Front 31

quemar las naves

Back 31

to burn one's bridges

Front 32

soy todo oídos

Back 32

I'm all ears

Front 33

el cáncer de mama

Back 33

breast cancer

Front 34

el cáncer de pulmón

Back 34

lung cancer

Front 35

tener a alguien en el bolsillo

Back 35

to have someone in the palm of one's hand

Front 36

cruzar los dedos

Back 36

to keep one's fingers crossed

Front 37

los tiene a sus pies

Back 37

he's got them wrapped round his little finger

Front 38

estar metido(a) en todo

Back 38

to have a finger in every pie

Front 39

el lapsus

Back 39

slip of the tongue

Front 40

escapársele de las manos a alguien

Back 40

to slip through somebody's fingers

Front 41

se me ha ido su nombre de la cabeza

Back 41

his name has slipped my mind

Front 42

sacar la lengua

Back 42

to stick one's tongue out

Front 43

el trabalenguas

Back 43

tongue twister

Front 44

decir algo en broma

Back 44

to say something tongue in cheek

Front 45

con frenillo/ con la lengua atada/ mudo

Back 45

tongue-tied

Front 46

¿se te ha comido la lengua el gato?

Back 46

cat got your tongue?

Front 47

hacer el pino

Back 47

to stand on one's head

Front 48

está muy por encima de los demás candidatos

Back 48

she's head and shoulders above the other candidates

Front 49

tener la cabeza sobre los hombros

Back 49

to have a good head on one's shoulders

Front 50

alcanzar un punto crítico

Back 50

to come to a head (critical situation)

Front 51

adoptar la estrategia del avestruz

Back 51

to bury one's head in the sand

Front 52

desgañitarse

Back 52

to shout one's head off

Front 53

cogerse de las manos

Back 53

to hold hands

Front 54

a cuatro patas

Back 54

on one's hands and knees

Front 55

pedir la mano de alguien

Back 55

to ask for somebody's hand in marriage

Front 56

echar una mano a alguien

Back 56

to lend someone a hand

Front 57

escaparse de las manos

Back 57

to get out of hand

Front 58

tener las manos atadas

Back 58

to have one's hands tied

Front 59

tener un pie en la tumba

Back 59

to have one foot in the grave

Front 60

meter la pata

Back 60

to put one's foot in it

Front 61

familiarizarse

Back 61

to find one's feet

Front 62

esmerarse

Back 62

to put one's best foot forward, strive

Front 63

codearse con alguien

Back 63

to rub shoulders with someone

Front 64

coger a alguien de paño de lágrimas

Back 64

to cry on somebody's shoulder

Front 65

estar inquieto

Back 65

to be looking over one's shoulder

Front 66

abrirse paso a empujones entre la multitud

Back 66

to shoulder one's way through a crowd

Front 67

recibir a uno con indiferencia o fríamente

Back 67

to give someone the cold shoulder

Front 68

no hacerle caso

Back 68

to give someone the cold shoulder

Front 69

dar un codazo a alguien en las costillas

Back 69

to elbow somebody in the ribs

Front 70

abrirse paso a codazos (entre una multitud)

Back 70

to elbow one's way through a crowd

Front 71

mirar a alguien a los ojos

Back 71

to look somebody straight in the eye

Front 72

tiene ojos en la nuca

Back 72

to have eyes in the back of one's head

Front 73

el quitaesmaltes

Back 73

nail varnish remover

Front 74

tener algo en la punta de la lengua

Back 74

to have something on the tip of one's tongue

Front 75

tener algo en la cabeza

Back 75

to have something on so.'s mind

Front 76

tranquilizar a alguien

Back 76

to put someone's mind at rest

Front 77

tener complejo (por algo)

Back 77

to have a chip on one's shoulder

Front 78

desahogarse contando/confesando algo

Back 78

to get something off one's chest

Front 79

necesitaba desahogarme

Back 79

i needed to get it off my chest

Front 80

no soltar prenda

Back 80

to keep one's cards close to one's chest

Front 81

llevar el corazón en la mano

Back 81

to wear one's heart on one's sleeve

Front 82

poner palabras en boca de alguien

Back 82

to put words into somebody's mouth

Front 83

hurgarse las narices

Back 83

to pick one's nose

Front 84

torcer el morro ante algo/ alguien

Back 84

to turn up one's nose at sth/sb

Front 85

a las barbas de uno

Back 85

under one's nose

Front 86

partir peras con alguien

Back 86

to be on good terms with somebody

Front 87

pillarse los dedos

Back 87

to get burned (figurative)

Front 88

pillar a alguien a contrapié

Back 88

to catch someone offguard

Front 89

¡dale fuerte!

Back 89

put some elbow grease into it!

Front 90

salvar el pellejo

Back 90

to save one's own skin

Front 91

sonarse la nariz

Back 91

to blow one's nose

Front 92

no movió un solo músculo

Back 92

she didn't move a muscle

Front 93

amenazar a alguien con el puño

Back 93

to shake one's fist at sb

Front 94

cortarse las venas

Back 94

to slash one's wrists

Front 95

hacer de vientre

Back 95

to have a bowel movement

Front 96

Desde el vientre de su madre

Back 96

from his/her birth

Front 97

decir algo al oído a alguien

Back 97

to whisper sth in sb's ear

Front 98

me zumban los oídos

Back 98

my ears are burning

Front 99

ser duro de oído

Back 99

to be hard of hearing

Front 100

abrir los oídos

Back 100

to pay close attention

Front 101

tocar de oído

Back 101

to play by ear

Front 102

entrar por un oído y salir por el otro

Back 102

to go in one ear and out the other

Front 103

vivir a cuerpo de rey

Back 103

to live in the lap of luxury

Front 104

a cuerpo

Back 104

without a coat on

Front 105

de cuerpo entero

Back 105

full-length (coat, mirror)

Front 106

tomar cuerpo

Back 106

to take shape

Front 107

cuerpo celeste

Back 107

heavenly body