{"id":7015,"date":"2013-06-03T08:00:58","date_gmt":"2013-06-03T12:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/?p=7015"},"modified":"2013-06-02T18:15:08","modified_gmt":"2013-06-02T22:15:08","slug":"06-idioms-with-preposition-por","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/06-idioms-with-preposition-por\/","title":{"rendered":"06 Idioms with Preposition “Por”"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hello, there! \u00bfC\u00f3mo est\u00e1n?<\/em><\/p>\n

Let’s kick June off with eight very interesting and useful idioms using the preposition “por”. \u00bfEst\u00e1n listos?<\/em><\/p>\n

01. andarse por las ramas<\/strong> = to beat around the bush<\/p>\n

No te andes por las ramas y danos tu decisi\u00f3n final.
\nStop beating around the bush and give us your final decision.<\/em><\/p>\n

Quisiera que Jack no andara por las ramas y me dijera lo que realmente piensa.
\nI wish Jack would stop beating around the bush and tell me what he really thinks.<\/em><\/p>\n

02. hablar por los codos<\/strong> = to talk the hind leg off a donkey, to be a chatterbox<\/p>\n

Aquella ni\u00f1a habla por los codos, \u00a1por Dios!
\nThat girl is a chatterbox, for God’s sake!<\/em><\/p>\n

Habla por los codos pero no dice nada que se aproveche.
\nHe talks the hind leg off a donkey, but he doesn’t say anything worth listening to.<\/em><\/p>\n

03. por h o por b<\/strong> = for one reason or another<\/p>\n

Si por h o por b no puedo hoy, lo har\u00e9 ma\u00f1ana.
\nIf for one reason or another I can’t do it today, I will do it tomorrow.<\/em><\/p>\n

Dej\u00f3 el curso, por h o por b.
\nHe gave up the course, for one reason or another.<\/em><\/p>\n

04. salirse por la tangente<\/strong> = to go off on a tangent<\/p>\n

Los pol\u00edticos son especialistas en salirse por la tangente.
\nPoliticians are specialists at going off on a tangent.<\/em><\/p>\n

Cuando le dan responsabilidad, siempre se sale por la tangente.
\nWhen he’s given responsibilities, he always goes off on a tangent.<\/em><\/p>\n

05. pasar por alto<\/strong> = to overlook, to skip (something), to miss, to ignore<\/p>\n

\u00bfHay algo que estoy pasando por alto?
\nIs there something I’m missing?<\/em><\/p>\n

Siempre pasa por alto nuestras sugerencias.
\nHe always ignores our suggestions.<\/em><\/p>\n

06. salvarse por los pelos<\/strong> = to have a narrow escape<\/p>\n

Iba conduciendo y de repente apareci\u00f3 frente a m\u00ed un perro. Pegu\u00e9 un frenazo y el perro se salv\u00f3 por los pelos.
\nI was driving and a dog came out of nowhere. I stepped on the brakes and the dog had a narrow escape.<\/em><\/p>\n

Estuvo muy enfermo y se salv\u00f3 por los pelos.
\nHe was very sick and had a very narrow escape.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Hello, there! \u00bfC\u00f3mo est\u00e1n? Let’s kick June off with eight very interesting and useful idioms using the preposition “por”. \u00bfEst\u00e1n listos? 01. andarse por las ramas = to beat around the bush No te andes por las ramas y danos tu decisi\u00f3n final. Stop beating around the bush and give us your final decision. Quisiera…<\/p>\n

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