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To get all worked up over nothing: ahogarse en vaso de agua
To nip in the bud: ahogar en germen
to go looking for trouble: buscarle tres pies al gato
to gossip: chismear
to fail someone: darle calabazas a uno
to hit the nail on the head: dar en el clavo
to go in one ear and out the other: entrar por un oído y salir por el otro
by the way: estar en paréntesis
to be in a difficult situation: estar en un apuro
to get out of a jam: sacar del apuro
to be fed up with: estar (uno) hasta la coronilla de
to be crazy: faltar(le) un tornillo
to waste one's breath: gastar saliva en balde
for nothing: en balde
free of charge: de balde
to have unbelievable luck: tener una suerte loca
to cut class: hacer la pinta
not to understand a thing: no entender ni papa
not to know a thing about: no saber ni papa de
not to be able to stand someone: no poder ver a uno ni en pintura
not to be able to put up with someone: no poder con
no, nope: nones
why?: para qué?
to go too far: pasarse de raya
to be speechless: perder el habla
to bring someone up-to-date: poner a uno al día
to be up-to-date: estar al día
to rake someone over the coals: poner a uno como un trapo
what's new?: Qué hay de nuevo?
again: de nuevo
what's up?: Qué hubo?
to be the black sheep of the family: ser la oveja negra de la familia
to be very talkative: ser muy ligero(a) de palabra
to be irritable: tener malas pulgas
to pull someone's leg: tomarle el pelo a uno
to make a fool of someone: hacerle guaje a uno
to be farfetched: traer por los pelos
I think it's a little far fetched: Me parece un poco traído por los pelos
To run into someone: tropezarse con alguien
to amaze, to astonish, to hallucinate: alucinar
a person of great integrity and influence, a very important person: casinadie
annoying, unpleasant: chocante
to annoy, to get annoyed, to hate someone or something: chocar
to act cool, to be vain or conceited, to show off: chulear
cool, neat, good looking: chulo(a)
despicable people, "scum bags": chusma
loser: donnadie
short person: enano(a)
to disappear, to vanish: evaporarse
to cut in line: colarse
crowd, people: gentío
cool, neat: guay
father: padre
annoying person, pain in the neck: latón
girl, a young woman: nena
to be onto someone: conocerle el juego
to treat someone to something: convidar a
sweetheart: dulzura
how nice to see you: dichosos los ojos
to have oneself a drink: echar un trago
in one's face: en las barbas
to cost an arm and a leg: costar/valer un ojo de la cara
to look good; not age: estar bien conservados(as)
to laugh in one's face: reírse en las barbas de uno
to be one's element, feel right at home: estar como un pez en el agua
big shot, bigwig: pez gordo
to be all dressed up, to be in formal attire, to be dressed to kill: estar de gala
to be out partying: estar de parranda
party animal: parrandero(a)
to be crystal clear: estar tan claro como el agua
geez, holy cow (2): caramba,
Hombre!
to speak nonstop (2): hablar como loco(a); Hablar a mil por hora
to cheat, deceive, to put something over on someone (2): dar gato por liebre; hacerle guaje a uno
to have a little chat, to talk (2): platicar; dar la lata
to put in an appearance: hacer acto de presencia
to make one's mouth water: hacérsele agua la boca
several people: mas de cuatro
to meddle with, to butt in: meter la cuchara
delicious: para chuparse los dedos
pure lies: puras mentiras
to lie about one's age: quitarse los años
to be a good egg: ser buena onda
said of someone who is a real zero, who will never amount to anything: ser un cero a la izquierda
to be___years old: tener___abriles
to swallow something, hook, line, sinker: tragarse el anzuelo
its on the house: va por cuenta de la casa
pure laziness: puras flojera
I'll bet you: a que
to catch someone in the act, to catch someone red handed (2): coger a alguien con las manos en la masa; coger en el acto
to have everyone talking about it; to be on everyone's lips: andar en la boca de todos
that's the limit; that's the last straw: es el colmo
to be a yes-man: decir amén a todo
to fire someone, to can someone: echar a alguien a la calle
to be fired: correr
what goes around comes around; one must pay the consequences: el que la hace la paga
to get dead drunk: emborracharse a muerte
in the middle of: en pleno(a)
on top of everything: encima de todo
to be hopping mad, to spit fire: estar echando chispas
to be whitty: tener chispa
to be on someone's blacklist: estar fichado(a)
to figure someone out, to have someone's number: fichar
to be on pins and needles (2): estar en/sobre ascuas; estar loco(a) por saber algo
to earn one's living: ganarse la vida
to get along with someone; to hit it off well: hacer buenas migas
to butter (someone) up; to kiss up to (someone): hacer la barba a alguien
things are getting hot; things are coming to a head (2): la cosa está que arde; estar como agua para chocolate
to be kindhearted: ser de buen corazón
to be heartless: no tener corazón
to be unspeakable: no tener nombre
to have a winning way (with people): tener don de gentes
to keep someone hanging: tener pendiente
to have a falling out: tener un disgusto
to work like a dog; to work non-stop: trabajar de sol a sol
idiot, fool, harebrained person, scatterbrain: besugo
gossip (2): cuentista, chismoso
boy, guy, "dude" (2): chico; chamaco(a)
stupid act or despicable act: chorrada
a stupid act or remark: porquería
to work: currar
job: chamba
cushy job: enchufe
mess, predicament, jam: gazpacho
thief: mangante
to steal, to rob (2): mangar; hurtar
a popular abbreviation for the police or cops: poli
jail, prison: talego
to be furious, angry (2): estar trastornado(a); rabioso(a)
money: lana
anyway, in the end, after all, when all is said and done: al fin y al cabo
to drink a toast: brindar
loose ends: cabos sueltos
to sleep on it: consultarlo con la almohada
to worry one, to make one feel uneasy: darle mala espina
easier said than done: del dicho al hecho hay mucho/gran trecho
to toot one's own horn, to flatter oneself: echarse flores
to flatter someone, to sweet talk someone: echarle flores a alguien
to be exhausted, to be completely tired out: estar agotado(a)
to be sky high: estar por las nubes
to be in somebody else's shoes: estar/hallarse en el pellejo de otro
to risk everything, to go for it: jugarse el todo por el todo
to run the show: llevar la batuta
better half, spouse: media naranja
half [my better half]: mitad [mi cara mitad]
not to give a darn about (something): no importar un bledo
not to know a thing about, not to know beans about: no saber ni jota
to pay cash: pagar al contado
of course, certainly: por supuesto
to cough up money: rascarse el bolsillo
to play the guitar: rascar
to go perfectly: salir a pedir de boca
to work to a "T": salir al pelo
to be easy, a cinch: ser pan comido
to have what it takes, to be cut out for (something): tener madera para
to knock on wood: tocar madera
to take shape, to thicken (a sauce): tomar cuerpo
to hear that: oír decir que
not to have a heart (to do something): no tener corazón para
parents, folks: gente
to sweat blood, to make a superhuman effort: sudar la gota gorda
to tell someone to take a flying leap: mandar a alguien a freír espárragos
to raise the roof: poner el grito en el cielo
to talk up a storm, to get involved romantically with someone: enrollarse
to bust one's buns in order to do something; to bend over backwards: deshacerse por

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