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Idioms

A listing some common Spanish Idioms

SpanishEnglish
echar de menos a miss someone/something
poner los ojos en blanco to roll one’s eyes
tener prisa to be in a hurry
dar en el clavo to hit the nail on the head
tirar la toalla to throw in the towel
quedar en to agree on
poner el grito en el cielo to raise a fuss
echar una mano to lend a hand
tener la culpa to be to blame
dar la cara to face the consequences
tirar por la borda to throw away (figuratively)
quedar bien/mal to make a good/bad impression
poner los puntos sobre las íes to be very clear about something (Fig: dot the i’s)
echar chispas to be furious
tener mala cara to look unwell
dar vueltas a to think something over
tirar la casa por la ventana to spare no expense
quedar en blanco to go blank (forget something)
poner en duda to doubt something
echar raíces to settle down
tener en cuenta to take into account
dar por sentado to take for granted
tirar del carro to do all the work
quedar como anillo al dedo to fit perfectly
poner en marcha to start something
echarse atrás to back out
tener madera de to have a knack for something
dar el brazo a torcer to give in
tirar de la lengua to get someone to talk
quedar bien parado to come out looking good
poner cara de pocos amigos to look unfriendly
echarse a perder to go bad (food, situations)
tener pájaros en la cabeza to have unrealistic ideas
dar guerra to cause trouble
tirar piedras sobre su propio tejado to harm oneself with one’s own actions
quedar en ridículo to make a fool of oneself
poner en evidencia to expose someone
echar la culpa to blame someone
tener la sartén por el mango to be in control
dar la espalda to turn one’s back on someone
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