Expresiones Idiomáticas (Idioms)

Pasar las noches en vela

To not sleep, pull an overnighter

Quemar las velas por ambos extremos

To burn the candle at both ends

Estar en forma

To be fit

Entrarse el pánico

To enter a state of panic

Coger un catarro

To get a bad cold

Ponerse el pie

Get up on your feet

Pasar por el bisturí

To go under scalpel, have surgery

Ponerse al día con

To catch up

Ponerse en forma

To become fit

Tener una salud de hierro

To have a very good health

Estar como un roble

Be very strong

No levantar cabeza.

Going through a season that you will no fully recover from

Dormir como un lirón

Sleep deeply and well

Estar como una rosa

Feel really good

Estar pachucho

Feel bad (health)

Estar hecho polvo

Be tired

No pegar ojo

Unable to sleep

Tener (algo / a alguien) en mente

To have smthg or someone in mind

Tener frentes abiertos

To have to deal with a lot of things at the same time

Dar una galleta

To hit someone

Estar en la piel de otro

Be in someone's shoes

Nuestras memorias son hacen quienes somos

Our memories are what make us who we are.

Tocar las narices de alguien

To annoy somebody

contra reloj

Against the clock

Tirar la toalla

Throw in the towel / Give up

Dar en el blanco

To hit the target

Una maratón

A marathon

Sudar la camiseta, poner muchos esfuerzo en hacer algo

Sweat on your shirt / Put in a lot of effort physically

Tirarse a la piscina

Took a leap of faith / Throw yourself into the deep end / Take a risk, give it all

Dar en blanco

To hand in a blank work

Quedarse en blanco

For your mind to go blank

Tengo mono de ___

Have a craving for / addiction for

Estar a la altura de las circunstancias

To be up to the circumstances

Estar sin blanca

To not have money

Estar de bajón

To be sad or down

Estar en el ajo

To be involved

Estar en la gloria

To be in heaven, feeling very good

Estar hasta las narices

To be fed up

Estar en mis/tus/sus cabales

To be crazy

Estar de baja

To be on leave (not working)

Estar por las nubes

To be very expensive

Estar entre la espada y la pared

To be in a tough spot

Ser más raro que un perro verde

Extravagant of unusual person

Estar a dos velas

To not have money

Por si las moscas

Just in case

Mandar a freír espárragos

Send someone to hell

Estar como una regadera

To be crazy

Tirar la casa por la ventana

Spend a lot of money on something

Ahogarse en un vaso de agua

Give a lot of importance to something that doesn’t deserve it

Estar hasta en la sopa

To be everywhere

Tener mala leche / uva

To have a bad temper

Ponerse las pilas

Put dedication and effort into a task

Romper el hielo

End a tense situation or awkward silence

Dar la lata a algiuen

Bother someone

No tener ni pies ni cabeza

To make no sense

Ser pan comido

To be something easy (piece of cake)

Haber cuatro gatos

To have few people in a place

Poner verde a algiuen

To criticize someone

Dar calabazas

Reject a romantic proposal

Dejar plantado/a a algiuen

Not go on a date with someone

Sacar los trapos sucios

To make known someone’s bad actions

Ser un trozo de pan

Be a person with a good heart

Echar una mano a algiuen

To help someone

Cruzársele los cables a algiuen

Behave in an irrational manner

En un abrir y cerrar de ojos

In an instant

Hacer la vista gorda

To turn a blind eye

Cantar las cuarenta a alguien

To scold someone to teach a lesson

Tocar madera

To call for good luck and ward off bad luck

(No) importar un pimiento a alguien

Not care about anything

Irse por las ramas

Go off topic

Echar un vistazo

To take a glance / look

Estar de copas

To be having drinks

Cortar por lo sano

Cut it short

Dejar a un lado

Put to one side / put away

Cara a cara

Meet in person / face to face

Sentir nostalgia de

Feel nostalgic about / long for

Estar enganchado a

Hooked / addicted to

Día tras día

Daily / day by day

Estar acostumbrado de

To be accustomed to

Echar vista atrás

In retrospect / to look back

Llover a Cántaro

to rain a lot

Entrar al trapo

Take the bait and fight