Spanish has thousands of fixed expressions. I have chosen some adverbial phrases with the preposition “a” so you can see how colorful those expressions can be.<\/p>\n
A ciegas<\/strong> – without thinking<\/p>\n A deshoras<\/strong> – at an inappropriate time<\/p>\n A diestro y siniestro<\/strong> – left and right<\/p>\n A duras penas<\/strong> – with difficulty<\/p>\n A fe m\u00eda<\/strong> – truthfully<\/p>\n A gatas<\/strong> – on all fours<\/p>\n A hurtadillas<\/strong> – stealthily, on the sly<\/p>\n (echarse<\/em>) A la bartola<\/strong> – to be lazing about<\/p>\n A la carrera<\/strong> – in a rush<\/p>\n A la chita callando<\/strong> -underhandedly, secretly<\/p>\n A la diabla<\/strong> – sloppily<\/p>\n A la postre<\/strong> – in the end<\/p>\n A la vez<\/strong> – at the same time<\/p>\n A lo mejor<\/strong> – perhaps<\/p>\n A mares<\/strong> – abundantly<\/p>\n A menudo<\/strong> – often<\/p>\n A mi entender<\/strong> – in my opinion<\/p>\n A ojo de buen cubero<\/strong> – roughly, at a guess<\/p>\n A ojos vista<\/strong> – in plain sight<\/p>\n A paso de tortuga<\/strong> – at a crawl<\/p>\n A pedir de boca<\/strong> – just fine, the best situation possible<\/p>\n A plazos<\/strong> – in installments<\/p>\n A rega\u00f1adientes<\/strong> – reluctantly, unwillingly<\/p>\n A sabiendas<\/strong> – consciously, knowing the consequences<\/p>\n A sangre y fuego<\/strong> – at all costs, mercilessly<\/p>\n See you next time!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Spanish has thousands of fixed expressions. I have chosen some adverbial phrases with the preposition “a” so you can see how colorful those expressions can be. A ciegas – without thinking A deshoras – at an inappropriate time A diestro y siniestro – left and right A duras penas – with difficulty A fe m\u00eda…<\/p>\n