AP Spanish Idiomatic Expressions
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51 terms
Spanish | English |
|---|---|
 tener buena/mala estrella | to be lucky/unlucky |
| tener ángel/mal ángel | to be charming/lack charm |
| tener inconveniente | to mind or object to |
| tener la culpa de | to be to blame for |
| tener la palabra | to have the floor |
| tener la razón de su parte | to be right |
| tener líos | to have difficulties |
| tener los huesos molidos | to be exhausted |
| tener los nervios de punta | to have one's nerves on edge |
| tener lugar | to take place [somewhere] |
| tener madera para | to be cut out for |
| tener mala cara | to look bad |
| tener malas pulgas | to be short-tempered |
| tener mundo | to be worldly |
| tener ojo de buen cubero | to be sure, to have an accurate eye |
| tener ojos de lince | to have sharp eyes |
| tener palabra | to keep one's word |
| tener por | to consider someone to be |
| tener prisa | to be in a hurry |
| tener sueño | to be sleepy |
| tener un disgusto | to have a falling out |
| no tener arreglo | to not be able to be helped |
| no tener donde caerse muerto | to not have a penny to one's name |
| no tener nombre | to be unspeakable |
| no tener pelo de tonto | to be nobody's fool |
| no tener pelos en la lengua | to be very outspoken |
| no tener pies ni cabeza | to not make any sense |
| tomar a pecho | to take to heart |
| tomar aliento | to catch one's breath |
| tomar la palabra | to take the floor |
| tomar partido por | to side with |
| tomar la delantera | to get ahead of |
| tomar el pelo | to pull someone's leg |
| estar a sus anchas | to be comfortable |
| estar calado | to be soaked |
| estar con el alma en un hilo | to be in suspense |
| estar de más/de sobra | to be in excess |
| estar en condiciones | to be able to do something/to be in good shape |
| estar fuera de sí | to be beside oneself |
| estar hecho polvo | to get worn out |
| estar hecho una fiera | to get furious |
| estar hecho una sopa | to get soaked |
| estar loco de atar/de romate | to be completely crazy |
| estar sin blanca | to be broke |
| echar a perder | to ruin |
| echar chispas | to get furious |
| echar flores | to flatter |
| echar la bronca a uno | to give someone a dressing down |
| echarse a | to start to |
| echárselas de | to fancy oneself as/boast of being |
| echar la culpa | to blame [someone] |
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