{"id":152,"date":"2009-03-30T12:35:52","date_gmt":"2009-03-30T16:35:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/?p=152"},"modified":"2009-03-30T12:35:52","modified_gmt":"2009-03-30T16:35:52","slug":"expressions-with-a","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/expressions-with-a\/","title":{"rendered":"Expressions with &#8220;a&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Here are some very interesting expressions with the preposition \u201ca\u201d. Check them out!<\/p>\n<p><strong>A Dios rogando y con el mazo dando<\/strong> \u2013 being a hypocrite<br \/>\n<strong>A grandes rasgos<\/strong> \u2013 in outline, broadly speaking<br \/>\n<strong>A ojo de buen cubero<\/strong> \u2013 by rule of thumb<br \/>\n<strong>A otro perro con ese hueso<\/strong> \u2013 Go try that on somebody else.<br \/>\n<strong>A perro flaco, todo son pulgas <\/strong>\u2013 It never rains, but it pours.<br \/>\n<strong>A rajatabla <\/strong>\u2013 strictly, to the letter<br \/>\n<strong>A r\u00edo revuelto, ganancia de pescadores.<\/strong> \u2013 It\u2019s good fishing in troubled waters.<br \/>\n<strong>Al pie de la letra<\/strong> &#8211; literally<br \/>\n<strong>Andar a gatas<\/strong> \u2013 to crawl, to go on all fours<br \/>\n<strong>Andar a la pesca de algo <\/strong>\u2013 to be looking for something<br \/>\n<strong>Comer a dos carrillos<\/strong> \u2013 to devour, to gobble up<br \/>\n<strong>Despedirse a la francesa<\/strong> \u2013 to leave without saying goodbye.<br \/>\n<strong>Echar pelillos a la mar<\/strong> \u2013 to make up, become friends again<br \/>\n<strong>Estar a partir un pi\u00f1\u00f3n <\/strong>\u2013 to be bosom pals<br \/>\n<strong>Llover a c\u00e1ntaros<\/strong> \u2013 to pour with rain<br \/>\n<strong>Mandar a paseo <\/strong>\u2013 to tell somebody to get lost<br \/>\n<strong>Re\u00edr a carcajadas<\/strong> \u2013 to roar with laughter<br \/>\n<strong>Saber a la perfecci\u00f3n<\/strong> \u2013 to know something perfectly<br \/>\n<strong>V\u00e9rsele a uno el plumero <\/strong>\u2013 to know what someone is up to<br \/>\n<strong>Vivir a cuenta de alguien<\/strong> \u2013 to live off somebody<br \/>\n<strong>Vivir a cuerpo de rey <\/strong>\u2013 to live like a king<br \/>\n<strong>Zapatero, a tus zapatos. <\/strong>\u2013 Mind your own business.<\/p>\n<p>Nos vemos prontito!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here are some very interesting expressions with the preposition \u201ca\u201d. 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