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El que mucho
abarca, poco
aprieta (en el
sentido que te
desgastas al hacer
tantas cosas)
I want to learn
English, Spanish,
Italian . I turn in so
late and I go to
work early
morning.
You burn the
candle at both
ends
Oh think that
Lorena always
wants to do the
second step.
That tight, she
always puts the
cart before the
horse.
I was searching a
specific information
about the spread of
AIDS.
Are you crazy? Its
like to look for a
needle in a
haystack
Idon'tparticularly
like
tocook,butit'salli
na days
work.Cleaning up
afterotherpeoplei
s all
inaday'sworkfor
a busboy.
Jack-of-all-trades
Estuche de
monera
Wow! Hes a jack of
all trades, because
he can do
plumbing,
carpentry, and
roofing.
One in a million
En un milln
She'sthesweetest
, most
generousperson I
knowshe'soneina
million.
Teacher, why do I
have to work in
team with them?
Because two heads
are better than one
The sky is so
cloudy
Maybe today will
rain cats and dogs
Just my luck
Vaya suerte la ma
Oh no, America
football team lost,
therefore you lost
the bet.
Oh, just my luck.
Jill:CanIhelpyouout
?
Jane:Yes!Putthese
filesin alphabetical
order.
Jill:Nosoonersaidtha
ndone.Theserviceatt
hehotelwasreallyrem
arkable.Everythingwe
askedforwasno
sooner said thandone.
So far, so good!
How do I like
Bien hasta ahora
retirement? So far
Por ahora todo bien
so good. But ask
me again in six
months.
A: I couldnt get
the job.
B: Dont worry
maybe you have a
better one.
Four days later
A: Im happy, I got
a good job. Ill earn
more money
B: Every cloud has
a silver lining!
I wanna earn
money in this
enterprise quickly
Wait! Rome wasnt
built in a day
I
sometimesthinkI'd
behappierteachin
gin Spain. Oh well,
the grass is always
greener on the
otherside!
A: Now, we have
the diploma
B: Yes , but dont
count your
chickens before
theyre hatched.
You know that
weve not finished
the career
Thisisthebesttim
ein
thelasttenyearst
o buy a house.
Strike while the
iron is hot. A s k
Lisa for a favor
now, while shes in
a good mood.
Strike
whiletheironisho
t.
You'vespottedthe
flaw,Sally.Youhitt
he nailon
thehead.Bobdoes
n't
saymuch,butever
y no
wandthenhehitst
he nail
rightonthehead.
Thinking of
investing in a new
business? Look
before you leap!
She'donlyhadsma
Sink teeth
into
Empezar con todas
las ganas del
mundo
ll
partsinfilmsandw
as
hopingforabigger
, more
interestingpart,
somethingshecoul
d
sinkherteethinto.
It'sa
reallyexcitingproje
ct
Ican'twaittosink
ork todo-I'vebeen
running
aroundlikeaheadl
ess
chickenallweek.H
e
wasracingaround
likeachickenwithi
ts
headcutofftrying
todotheworkoftw
opeople.
A piece of cake
Pan comido
I can speak
Spanish, its a
piece of cake
Cuautemoc
Crdenas does not
know anything
about poverty
because he has
been born with a
silver spoon in his
mouth.
Cloud nine
La novena nuve
Break a leg
Buena suerte
Today is my TOEFL
exam, I hope to
pass it.
Break a leg.
Its up to you
Darle la gana
A: do you want me
to play
videogames?
Its up to you, I
dont care
kickback
Mordida
The contract to
supply Tornado jets
went to Smith Inc
because they
offered a kickback
to the Defence
Procurement
Minister.
payoff
Dar una mordida
They paid the
inspector off so
that they turn a
blind eye to the
trafficking of
reptiles
Itchy palm
Dar comezn
Ponerse guapo
Hush money
Silenciar
Salinas de Gortari
hushed money
Cuautemoc
Cardenas in the
moment to win the
Jefe de Gobierno.
Cover up
Encubrir
Tapar
The candidate tried
to cover up his
affair with a
woman.