{"id":4446,"date":"2012-03-05T14:29:56","date_gmt":"2012-03-05T19:29:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/?p=4446"},"modified":"2014-07-15T12:54:00","modified_gmt":"2014-07-15T16:54:00","slug":"was-it-worth-it-sleep-on-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/was-it-worth-it-sleep-on-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Was it worth it? Sleep on it!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yes, idioms are everywhere and in Spanish it’s not different, so let’s check out some very, but very cool idioms and colloquial expressions to spice your Spanish up a bit! Check out the idiom and the examples.<\/p>\n

Valer la pena<\/strong> – to be worth it, to be worthwhile, to pay off
\nNo vale la pena luchar por ello.<\/em> [It’s not worth fighting for it.]
\nVali\u00f3 la pena haber estudiado tanto para la prueba.<\/em> [Studying so hard for the test paid off.]<\/p>\n

Ser el colmo<\/strong> – to be the last straw
\n\u00a1Es el colmo! No aguanto m\u00e1s tus estupideces.<\/em> [It’s the last straw! I can’t take any more of your nonsense.]
\nEs el colmo que haya venido despu\u00e9s de haber hecho todo aquello.<\/em> [He’s got some nerve to come here after doing all that.]<\/p>\n

Caer en la cuenta de que<\/strong> – to realize (something)
\nAnduvo por horas cuando cay\u00f3 en la cuenta de que estaba perdido.<\/em> [He had walked for hours when he realized he was lost.]
\nLe dije que estaba en la calle incorrecta y solo cay\u00f3 en la cuenta despu\u00e9s de dos horas.<\/em> [I told him he was on the wrong street and he only realized that after two hours.]<\/p>\n

Por los pelos<\/strong> – by the skin of your teeth, nearly
\nAgarramos el tren por los pelos.<\/em> [We nearly missed the train.]
\nEspa\u00f1a gana por los pelos a Arabia Saud\u00ed.<\/em> [Spain beat Saudi Arabia by the skin of its teeth.]<\/p>\n

Consultarlo con la almohada<\/strong> – to sleep on it
\nBueno, no se puede decidir algo tan importante as\u00ed sobre la marcha – voy a consultarlo con la almohada.<\/em> [Well, you can’t decide something like this on the spot – I’ll sleep on it.]
\nSi todav\u00eda no sabes qu\u00e9 hacer, cons\u00faltalo con la almohada.<\/em> [If you still don’t know what to do, sleep on it.]<\/p>\n

Ser pan comido<\/strong> – to be a piece of cake, very easy
\nLa prueba de espa\u00f1ol fue pan comido.<\/em> [The Spanish test was a piece of cake.]
\nTu entrevista de trabajo ser\u00e1 pan comido.<\/em> [Your job interview will be a piece of cake.]<\/p>\n

Ser un cero a la izquierda<\/strong> – to be useless
\nDijo que su jefe es un cero a la izquierda. Ojal\u00e1 no lo haya o\u00eddo.<\/em> (He said his boss is useless. Hopefully he didn’t hear it.]
\nNo comprendo por qu\u00e9 est\u00e1 enamorada de aquel tipo. Es un cero a la izquierda.<\/em> [I can’t understand why she’s in love with that guy. He’s useless.]<\/p>\n

Por hoy es todo. Nos vemos prontito.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

Yes, idioms are everywhere and in Spanish it’s not different, so let’s check out some very, but very cool idioms and colloquial expressions to spice your Spanish up a bit! Check out the idiom and the examples. Valer la pena – to be worth it, to be worthwhile, to pay off No vale la pena…<\/p>\n

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