AP Spanish Idiomatic Expressions

echar la culpa

to blame

echar de menos a alguien

to miss someone

estar a punto de

to be about to

darse cuenta de

to realize that

darse prisa

to hurry

estar de acuerdo

to agree unanimously

estar seguro

to be sure

hacerse daño

to get hurt, to hurt (oneself)

hacer caso a

to pay attention to

es pan comido

It's easy (piece of cake)

en un dos por tres.

in the blink of an eye

llegar a ser

to become

llegar a tiempo

to be (arrive) on time

tener éxito

to be successful

tener en cuenta

to take into account

tener ganas de

to feel like, to have an urge to

tener la culpa (de)

to be blamed (for)

tener razón

to be right

tener vergüenza

to be ashamed

valer la pena

to be worthwhile

al fin y al cabo

in the end, after all

al pie de la letra

literally

al principio

at first, at the beginning

cuanto antes

as soon as possible

de ninguna manera

by no means

poco a poco

little by little, gradually

por todas partes

everywhere

sin embargo

however

sin duda

without a doubt

Tomar el pelo

To pull someone's leg, kidding

por desgracia

unfortunately

por lo general

generally, usually

sano y salvo

safe and sound

tarde o temprano

sooner or later

todo el mundo

everyone, everybody

vivo o muerto

dead or alive

ya

already

de repente

suddenly, all of a sudden

en broma

in fun, jokingly

mejor dicho

in other words, rather

echar agua al mar

To do something pointless / To put a drop in the bucket

tirar la casa por la ventana

to spare no expense

tomar el pelo

to pull someone's leg, to tease

no tener pelos en la lengua.

to speak one's mind (no filter)