Expresiones en inglés

En inglés como en muchos otros idiomas hay muchas expresiones hechas con
significados propios. Abajo hay una lista de varias expresiones comunes y sus
significados en español con ejemplos en inglés.

In some way or other – de una manera u otra

Ejemplo: In some way or other we must find a way to fix the computer by
tomorrow.

To this day – hasta ahora

Ejemplo: To this day I still don’t know the full truth.

To go hand in hand with – algo que va junto con algo

Ejemplo: A job with a lot of responsibility usually goes hand in hand with a
decent salary.

In due course – en su tiempo

Ejemplo: The project came to fruition in due course.

At random – al azar
Ejemplo: He chose the lottery numbers at random.

Under no circumstances – bajo ningún circunstancia

Ejemplo: Under no circumstances must people move beyond this point.

To come up against a brick wall – encontrar obstaculos de un tipo u otro

Ejemplo: Every time he attempted to find a solution to the situation he came up

against a brick wall.

The naked truth – la pura verdad

Ejemplo: The naked truth is that the government has mislead the media over
this issue.

To wash your hands of something – desasociarte de algo

Ejemplo: The prime minister washed his hands of the whole situation and
denied everything.

To bang your head against a brick wall – no poder hacer nada

Ejemplo: It was impossible to convince them that I was right. It was like banging
my head against a brick wall.