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

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You have to be o______ your t___________ to keep current with technology. ( espabilado )

on your toes

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You´ll be on the c____________ if the boss learns you didn´t do you project. ( Tirado, sin escusa )

on the carpet

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After a week of being on t______ r________ , he finally gave himself up to the police. ( en fuga )

on the run

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He was a natural singer with a voice that was as c________ as a b_________. ( fuerte y claro )

as clear as a bell

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He might look kind and sweet, but deep down he´s as h________ as n__________. ( como el acero )

as hard as nails

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Paul didn´t go to Madrid because I saw him at the party, as L________ as .L________ . ( en persona, en vivo )

as large as life

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“Your drunk!” “No, I´m not. I´m as s__________ as a J___________.” ( Sobrio como un juez )

as sober as a judge

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Am I nervous? No way. Look at my hand – it´s as s___________ as a r_________. ( firme como una roca )

as steady as a rock

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As students, David, Kevin and William were as t_________ as t___________. ( como carne y uña , muy amigos )

as thick as thieves

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Buy shares in gold, it is as s____________ as h____________. You can´t lose your money. ( tan seguro como en casa )

as safe as houses

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The reality of moving h______ me like a t______ of b_________ when we left the town. ( Fuertemente, impactante )

it hit me like a ton of bricks

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News of the strike s__________ like w_____________ throughout the factory. ( propagarse como el fuego )

spread like wildfire

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She was so frightened that she was s____________ like a L___________. ( temblando )

shaking like a leaf

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Your son is m_____________ a n_________ for himself. I bet you`re proud of him. ( hacerse un nombre )

making a name for oneself

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If the new business goes good we might b_________ e_________ by January. ( salir sin ganar ni perder )

break even

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Sweeping up these leaves is d__________ w__________! I don´t think we´ll ever finish! ( trabajo rutinario, trabajo tedioso )

donkey´s work / donkey work

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