There are a number of verbal expressions in Spanish that involve a reflexive verb and the pronouns -la or -las. Check them out.<\/p>\n
1. apa\u00f1\u00e1rselas, arregl\u00e1rselas<\/strong> \u2013 to manage, to get by. No te preocupes, me las apa\u00f1ar\u00e9.<\/em> (Don\u2019t worry, I\u00b4ll manage.). Jorge vive solo y se las arregla bien en la cocina<\/em>. (Jorge lives alone and gets by well in the kitchen.)<\/p>\n 2. carg\u00e1rsela <\/strong>\u2013 to be punished. Luis se la carg\u00f3 sin haber hecho nada.<\/em> (Luis was punished without having done anything.)<\/p>\n 3. d\u00e1rselas de<\/strong> (adjective) \u2013 to brag about. Antonio se las da de listo, pero en realidad es muy lento. <\/em>(Antonio brags about being smart, but he\u2019s actually quite thick.)<\/p>\n 4. ech\u00e1rselas de<\/strong> \u2013 to pretend to be, to make a show of being. Se las echa de h\u00e9roe.<\/em> (He\u2019s playing the hero.)<\/p>\n 5. hab\u00e9rselas con uno<\/strong> \u2013 to deal with, to face somebody. Se las tendr\u00e1 que haber con el director.<\/em> (He\u2019ll have to face the principal.)<\/p>\n 6. peg\u00e1rsela <\/strong>\u2013 to have an accident. En esta curva me la pegu\u00e9 hace un a\u00f1o con el coche.<\/em> (I had a car accident in this curve a year ago.); to deceive someone. Somos tan ingenuos que nos la pegan cada dos por tres.<\/em> (We are so naive that we’re often taken advantage of.)<\/p>\n 7. pir\u00e1rselas <\/strong>\u2013 to go away. Ma\u00f1ana, en cuanto salgamos de trabajar, agarramos el coche y nos (las) piramos\u00a0 de vacaciones.<\/em> (Tomorrow after work, we take the car and go away on vacation.)<\/p>\n 8. sab\u00e9rselas todas<\/strong> \u2013 to be a know-all. \u00c9l se las sabe todas.<\/em> (He\u2019s a know-it all.)<\/p>\n 9. tra\u00e9rselas <\/strong>\u2013 to be very difficult. El examen se las trae.<\/em> (The test is very difficult.)<\/p>\n 10. v\u00e9rselas con uno<\/strong> \u2013 to own up, to explain one’s actions to somebody else. El ni\u00f1o tendr\u00e1 que v\u00e9rselas con su pap\u00e1.<\/em> (The kid will have to explain himself to his dad.)<\/p>\n Nos vemos prontito!<\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" There are a number of verbal expressions in Spanish that involve a reflexive verb and the pronouns -la or -las. Check them out. 1. apa\u00f1\u00e1rselas, arregl\u00e1rselas \u2013 to manage, to get by. No te preocupes, me las apa\u00f1ar\u00e9. (Don\u2019t worry, I\u00b4ll manage.). Jorge vive solo y se las arregla bien en la cocina. (Jorge lives…<\/p>\n