my english vocabulary [phrases/expressions/idioms]

dumpster fire

un quilombo

to get to grips with smth

1. agarrarle la mano/entender/dominar mejor

2. hacerse cargo/ocuparse de algo

• 1: i’m still trying to get to grips with korean grammar.

• i've bought a new tablet, and I'm still trying to get to grips with the drawing apps.

• 2: Mankind must get to grips with the environmental damage.

to put it bluntly

para decirlo sin vueltas / para decirlo de una / yendo al grano

• ​"to put it bluntly, you're not ready for the job." → para decirlo sin vueltas, no estás listo para el trabajo.

• ​"to put it bluntly, the movie was a total waste of time." → yendo al grano, la película fue una pérdida de tiempo total.

every other day

cada día por medio

there’s no way around it

no hay forma de evitarlo

no queda otra

take into account

tené en cuenta

it is what it is

es lo que hay

ya fue

there’s no denying it

no se puede negar

iirc

if i remember correctly

/hj

half joke

don’t push it

no te pases / no abuses / no te zarpes

season to taste

sazonar a gusto

let it cool down

deja que se enfríe

it’s sticking!

se está pegando!

not to brag, but…

no por tirarme flores, pero...

that's such a whole thing

es todo un tema

fair enough

es entendible/me parece justo/válido

"i know the song is repetitive, but that's why i like it." "fair enough."

"why don't you stan them?"

"their music just isn't for me."

"fair enough."

not too shabby

nada mal/bastante bien

​Did you like the movie?

​Not too shabby, actually.

at that time

en ese tiempo

“tom was my best friend at that time”