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the apple doesn´t fall far from the tree
the apple doesn´t fall far from the tree
an apple a day keeps the doctor away.
a few bad apples
comparing apples and oranges
comparing apples and oranges
You are the apple of my eye.
How do you them apples!
el que corta el bacalao (the one who’s in charge)
to bring home the bacon
to go bananas
to go bananas
banana republic
to be full of beans
to be full of beans
to spill the beans
to spill the beans
to have a beef with someone
to have a beef with someone
to beef up (security, for example)
to beef up (security, for example)
when someone´s face turns beet red
when someone´s face turns beet red
un berejenal = situación problemático
to butter someone up
to butter someone up
best thing since sliced bread
best thing since sliced bread
one´s bread and butter
to break bread with someone
to break bread with someone
to be the breadwinner of the house
to be the breadwinner of the house
the icing on the cake
the icing on the cake
to have your cake and eat it, too
to have your cake and eat it, too
piece of cake = pan comido
piece of cake = pan comido
selling like hot cakes
a cakewalk
a cakewalk
arm candy
like taking candy from a baby
like taking candy from a baby
camarón que se duerme se la lleva la corriente (you snooze, you lose)
poner la carne en el asador = to put all your chips on the table, to gamble everything
buscarse las castañas
las castañas que caen en la tierra del vecino pertenecen al vecino. (finders keepers?)
del cerdo hasta el rabo
who pissed in your cheerios?
the cherry on top / "Pretty please with a cherry on top"
the cherry on top / "Pretty please with a cherry on top"
estirar el chicle
chocolate tablet abs
alguien es chorizo cuando roba
darle al coco
to get caught with your hand in the cookie jar
to get caught with your hand in the cookie jar
That´s the way the cookie crumbles.
That´s the way the cookie crumbles.
(When something is) cookie cutter
the cream of the crop
the cream of the crop
'we arrived "like a croqueta"' (full of sand)
to be cool as a cucumber
to be cool as a cucumber
To make an omelette, you have to break a few eggs.
To make an omelette, you have to break a few eggs.
to have egg on your face (cuando alguien se delata)
to have egg on your face (cuando alguien se delata)
Don´t put all your eggs in one basket.
Don´t put all your eggs in one basket.
walking on egg shells
the whole enchilada
“the big enchilada” (a missopken meme)
around 2:30
https://www.c-span.org/video/?522324-1/representative-castor-news-conference-climate-provisions-inflation-reduction-act
pagar en especie / especies = pay in something other than money
Give a man a fish and you will feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, you´ll feed him for a lifetime.
Give a man a fish and you will feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, you´ll feed him for a lifetime.
The fish rots from the head down.
The fish rots from the head down.
Like shooting fish in a barrel.
low hanging fruit
low hanging fruit
heard it on the grapevine
heard it on the grapevine
sour grapes
the gravy train is over
the gravy train is over
se cuecen habas
drink the koolaid
drink the koolaid
a mala leche
When life gives you lemons, make lemonade.
When life gives you lemons, make lemonade.
hacerme las lentejas
making a meal out of something (Scottish: making a mess, making it more complicated than it needs to be: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AXmxmtp_OrA -- around 2:20
the meat and potatoes of something
the meat and potatoes of something
There´s no use crying over spilled milk.
There´s no use crying over spilled milk.
when something is milquetoast
Naranjas verdes de la China (? = nada)
media naranja
nectar of the gods (always wine?)
in a nutshell
in a nutshell
to go nuts
to go nuts
to extend an olive branch
to be paid peanuts
to be paid peanuts
to work for peanuts
to work for peanuts
packaging peanuts
packaging peanuts
two peas in a pod
two peas in a pod
to be in a pickle
to be in a pickle
pie in the sky
pie in the sky
I plum forgot
to fall like a sack of potatoes
to fall like a sack of potatoes
The proof is in the pudding.
The proof is in the pudding.
tiene malas pulgas
word salad
word salad
en tu salsa
take it with a grain of salt
take it with a grain of salt
worth your salt
worth your salt
salt-and-pepper hair
salt-and-pepper hair
rub salt in the wound / pour salt in the wound
rub salt in the wound / pour salt in the wound
salt of the earth (personal characteristic; He/She is...)
salt of the earth (personal characteristic; He/She is...)
spaghetti straps
spaghetti straps
Variety is the spice of life.
Variety is the spice of life.
to sugarcoat something
to sugarcoat something
give me some sugar
not my cup of tea
spill the tea (spill the beans)
toma tomate
to be full of piss and vinegar
to be full of piss and vinegar
water into wine
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I bit off more than I could chew.
he was born with a silver spoon in his mouth.
el comedido sale jodido
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I bit off more than I could chew.
he was born with a silver spoon in his mouth.
el comedido sale jodido
"HUNGRY"
Ladrando de hambre
ravenous
i could eat a horse
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