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/rábino)
- 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