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20 Cards in this Set
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Ellos levantan el discurso tamaña polvareda.
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The lift the discussion into a big outcry.
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¿Soy pescado?
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What am I, fish? (What am I, chopped liver?)
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Se sacan los pañales al sol.
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To dry the diapers in the sun (to air dirty laundry)
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Estar hasta en la sopa
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To be even in the soup (there’s no way to get away from it/him/her)
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Un hueso dificil de roer.
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A bone dificult to gnaw (a tough problem)
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Hay cuatro gatos.
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There are 4 cats (there’s hardly anyone)
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Mandarle a alguien a freír espárragos.
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To have someone fry asparagus (to tell someone to go jump in a lake)
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Coger a alguien con las manos en las mesa.
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To catch someone with his hands in the dough (to catch someone red-handed)
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Acostarse con las gallinas.
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To go go bed with the hens (to go to bed very early)
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Hacer buenas migas con alguien.
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To make good crumbs with someone (to get along well with someone)
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Llamar al pan, pan y al vino, vino
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To call bread, bread and wine, wine (to call a spade a spade)
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Llenar la cabeza de pajaritos.
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To fill someone’s head with little birds (to fill someone’s head with empty talk)
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Estar en las nubes.
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To be in the clouds (to be daydreaming)
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Quemarse las pestañas.
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To burn one’s eyelashes (to burn the midnight oil)
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Parecerse como dos gotas de agua.
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To look like two drops of water (to be like two peas in a pod)
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Echar leña al fuego.
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To throw wood on the fire (to add fuel to the fire)
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El mundo es un pañuelo.
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The world is a handkerchief (it’s a small world)
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No saber ni papa de …
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To not even know a potato about (to know nothing about)
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Faltarle a uno un tornillo.
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To have a screw missing (to be nuts)
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Costar un ojo de la cara.
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To cost an eye of the face (to cost an arm and a leg)
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