Cumulative Expressions

Hablar a viva voz

Make yourself heard, project

Manos a la obra

All hands on deck, get to work

Aburrirse como una ostra

Bored as an oyster, super bored

Traer a colación

To bring to the table, bring a point

Contra viento y marea

Against all odds, despite the challenges

Amor con hambre no dura… y si dura, no perdura

First things first, take care of basic things first

Es pan comido

Piece of cake, super easy

Echar un ojo/echar un vistazo

Have a quick look

A vuelo de pájaro

Do something without deep thinking, to do something quickly

Más claro no canta un gallo

Super clear

No importar un pepino/un rábano (me importa un pepino/rábano)

I don’t care at all

No tener ni pies ni cabeza

Makes no sense, impossible to understand

Meter la pata

To make a big mistake; to mess up big time

No pegar un ojo

To not stick an eye; didn’t sleep at all (work)

No tener pelos en la lengua

Direct/blunt/straightforward to the point of being rude

Encontrar tu media naranja

To find your soulmate

Ser una mosca muerta

To be sneaky: to pretend you are innocent when you are not

Morirse de la risa

Laugh a lot; die of laughter

Morirse del hambre

To be very hungry/starving

Hablar hasta por los codos

To talk a lot/chatterbox

Tomar el pelo

Pulling the leg/making a joke

Tirar la casa por la ventana

Spend lavishly; spend a lot of money

Ser uña y carne

Best friends; together all the time

Llover sobre mojado

Being redundant; repeating something obvious

Más loco que una cabra

Super crazy

Ver todo color de rosa

To be way too optimistic/almost naive