{"id":162,"date":"2009-05-04T12:53:20","date_gmt":"2009-05-04T16:53:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/?p=162"},"modified":"2009-05-04T12:53:20","modified_gmt":"2009-05-04T16:53:20","slug":"idioms-with-agua","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/idioms-with-agua\/","title":{"rendered":"Idioms with ‘agua’"},"content":{"rendered":"

Besides being one of the five basic elements, water (el agua<\/em>) is the source of several interesting idioms in Spanish. Let\u2019s check them out!<\/p>\n

Agua pasada no mueve molino<\/strong>. – It\u2019s no use crying over spilled milk.<\/p>\n

Del agua mansa l\u00edbreme Dios, que de la brava me libro yo. <\/strong>– Still waters run deep.<\/p>\n

estar m\u00e1s claro que el agua <\/strong>– to be crystal-clear<\/p>\n

echar agua en el mar<\/strong> – to carry coals to Newcastle, to take something to a place where there is plenty of it already, (lit.) to throw water in the sea.<\/p>\n

coger agua en cesto<\/strong> – to waste one\u2019s time, to labor in vain, (lit.) to pick water in a basket<\/p>\n

estar con el agua al cuello<\/strong> – to be up to one\u2019s neck in debt or in problems, (lit.) to have water up to one\u2019s neck<\/p>\n

tener a alguien con el agua al cuello<\/strong> – to have someone over a barrel, to put someone in a situation in which they are forced to accept or do what you want<\/p>\n

hac\u00e9rsele a alguien la boca agua<\/strong> – to make someone\u2019s mouth water<\/p>\n

venir como agua de mayo<\/strong> – to come at just the right time, to be a godsend<\/p>\n

bailar el agua a alguien<\/strong> – to flirt with someone<\/p>\n

llevar el agua a su molino<\/strong> – to carry grist to one\u2019s own mill, to turn things to one\u2019s advantage<\/p>\n

sacar agua de las piedras\/ de un palo seco <\/strong>\u2013 to get blood out of a stone, to perform a very difficult task<\/p>\n

ser agua pasada <\/strong>– to be water under the bridge, to be a thing of the past<\/p>\n

Ha corrido\/pasado mucha agua bajo el puente.<\/strong> – a long time has passed<\/p>\n

Nunca digas de este agua no beber\u00e9.<\/strong> – Never say never<\/p>\n

sin decir agua va<\/strong> \u2013 out of the blue, without warning.<\/p>\n

las aguas vuelven a su cauce<\/strong> – things are settling down, things return to normal<\/p>\n

estar entre dos aguas <\/strong>– to sit on the fence, to be undecided<\/p>\n

ahogarse en un vaso de agua <\/strong>\u2013 to start a tempest in a teapot, to get worked up about nothing<\/p>\n

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Besides being one of the five basic elements, water (el agua) is the source of several interesting idioms in Spanish. Let\u2019s check them out! Agua pasada no mueve molino. – It\u2019s no use crying over spilled milk. Del agua mansa l\u00edbreme Dios, que de la brava me libro yo. – Still waters run deep. estar…<\/p>\n

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