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Idioms, Collocations and fixed phrases in English (from Spanish)

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That argument quite frankly doesn´t h_____ w_____! It´s ridiculous. ( tener sentido )

hold water

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This was the third year i__ s_______ that they won the tournament. ( uno tras otro )

in succession / in a row

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Strawberries cost a lot at the moment because they´re not i___ s________. ( en temporada )

in season

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I feel like I´m i___ a _______. I seem to be doing the same thing all the time. ( atrapado en una rutina )

in a rut / stuck in a rut

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It´s no use talking to Janice. It just goes in o___ e___ and o___ the o_____. ( ignorar consejo / en una oreja y sale de la otra )

in one ear and out the other

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Really, Dorothy, I think you`re m_____ a ______ o____ of a __________. ( hacer una montaña de un grano de arena )

making a mountain out of a molehill

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He was retired but he taught an evening class just to k____ his h____ i____. ( seguir practicando )

keep his hand in

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“How far is it to London?” “ About ten miles as the c______ f_____.” ( en linea recta )

as the crow flies

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I only asked you a question. There´s no need to b____ my h_____ o____! ( echarle la bronca )

bite my head off

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The police suspected that the robbery was an i_____ j____ . ( crimen interno )

an inside job

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My room is so small that there isn´t room to s_____ a _____ in it. ( no tener espacio )

there isn´t room to swing a cat

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I didn´t like caviar at first. For me they were an a______ t______. ( un gusto adquirido )

an acquired taste

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I wouldn´t recognise her, it´s d_____ e____ since I last saw her. ( mucho tiempo / siglos )

It´s donkey´s ears

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Although he had only known her for two weeks he decided to t____ the b____ b__ the h_____ and ask her to marry him. ( cojer el toro por los cuernos )

take the bull by the horns

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She loves tennis and could watch it u_____ the c_____ came h_______. ( por mucho tiempo )

until the cows came home

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When their grandfather died, Robert got the L____ s_____ of his money. ( la mayor parte )

the lion´s share

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