{"id":7830,"date":"2014-03-30T08:00:10","date_gmt":"2014-03-30T12:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/?p=7830"},"modified":"2014-07-16T14:12:56","modified_gmt":"2014-07-16T18:12:56","slug":"sound-like-a-native-speaker-07-spanish-idioms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/sound-like-a-native-speaker-07-spanish-idioms\/","title":{"rendered":"Sound Like A Native Speaker: 07 Spanish Idioms"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hey there!<\/p>\n

You probably know by now that Spanish idioms are an important part of everyday conversation so we’re going to kiss March goodbye with seven very cool (and common) Spanish idioms.<\/p>\n

\u00bfEst\u00e1s listo? \u00a1Adelante con los faroles!<\/em><\/p>\n

01. Tomar el pelo<\/strong> = to make fun of, to pull somebody’s leg<\/p>\n

No puedes estar hablando en serio. \u00a1Me est\u00e1s tomando el pelo!
\nYou can’t be serious. You’re pulling my leg!<\/em><\/p>\n

02. Ser pan comido<\/strong> = to be extremely easy, to be a piece of cake<\/p>\n

No tendr\u00e1s mucha dificuldad con el nuevo proyecto. Es pan comido.
\nYou won’t have a lot of difficulty with the new project. It’s a piece of cake.<\/em><\/p>\n

03. No tener pelos en la lengua<\/strong> = to tell it like it is, to be very honest<\/p>\n

Si no quieres una respuesta directa, no le preguntes nada. No tiene pelo en la lengua.
\nIf you don’t want an honest answer, don’t ask her anything. She tells it like it is.<\/em><\/p>\n

04. Tirar la casa por la ventana<\/strong> = to spend a lot of money<\/p>\n

Cuando celebra su cumplea\u00f1os, tira la casa por la ventana.
\nWhen he celebrates his birthday, he spends a lot of money.<\/em><\/p>\n

05. Estar hecho un aj\u00ed<\/strong> = to be extremely angry<\/p>\n

Estaba hecho un aj\u00ed cuando le dijeron que hab\u00edan abollado su auto.
\nHe was POD when they told him his car had been dented.<\/em><\/p>\n

06. Empezar la casa por el tejado<\/strong> = to put the cart before the horse<\/p>\n

Vamos a organizarnos, no se puede empezar la casa por el tejado.
\nLet’s get organized, you can’t put the cart before the horse.<\/em><\/p>\n

07. Tener un humor de perros<\/strong> = to be in a bad mood<\/p>\n

Siempre tiene un humor de perros cuando su equipo no gana el partido.
\nHe’s always in a bad mood when his team doesn’t win the game.<\/em><\/p>\n

BONUS!<\/strong><\/p>\n

Tener m\u00e1s lana que un borrego<\/strong> = to be very rich, to be loaded<\/p>\n

Pag\u00f3 toda la cuenta porque tiene m\u00e1s lana que un borrego.
\nHe paid the whole check because he’s loaded.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Hey there! You probably know by now that Spanish idioms are an important part of everyday conversation so we’re going to kiss March goodbye with seven very cool (and common) Spanish idioms. \u00bfEst\u00e1s listo? \u00a1Adelante con los faroles! 01. Tomar el pelo = to make fun of, to pull somebody’s leg No puedes estar hablando…<\/p>\n

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