Angol | Spanyol |
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laugh one's head off (laugh uproariously) verb [UK: lɑːf wʌnz hed ɒf] [US: ˈlæf wʌnz ˈhed ˈɒf] | partirse de risaverb reírse a mandíbula batienteverb troncharseverb |
lick one's wounds (withdraw temporarily while recovering from a defeat) verb | |
like one's life depended on it (desperately) preposition [UK: ˈlaɪk wʌnz laɪf dɪ.ˈpen.dɪd ɒn ɪt] [US: ˈlaɪk wʌnz ˈlaɪf də.ˈpen.dəd ɑːn ˈɪt] | como si su vida dependiera de ellopreposition |
look down one's nose (To regard as inferior or distasteful; to hold in contempt) verb [UK: lʊk daʊn wʌnz nəʊz] [US: ˈlʊk ˈdaʊn wʌnz noʊz] | |
lose one's head (behave irrationally or lose self-control) verb [UK: luːz wʌnz hed] [US: ˈluːz wʌnz ˈhed] | perder la cabezaverb |
lose one's mind (to become insane) verb [UK: luːz wʌnz maɪnd] [US: ˈluːz wʌnz ˈmaɪnd] | perder la razónverb |
lose one's shit (to have a sudden burst of emotion) verb | fliparverb |
lose one's shit (vulgar: to lose one's temper) verb | perder la cabezaverb |
lose one's temper (to be explosively angry) verb [UK: luːz wʌnz ˈtem.pə(r)] [US: ˈluːz wʌnz ˈtem.pər] | |
lose one's virginity (to stop being a virgin after the first sexual intercourse) verb | debutarverb |
lower one's guard (to become less guarded) verb | bajar la guardiaverb |
make one's bed and lie in it (to create a difficult situation and endure unpleasant consequences) verb | a lo hechoverb pechoverb |
make someone's day (make someone happy) verb [UK: ˈmeɪk ˈsəˌm.wənz deɪ] [US: ˈmeɪk ˈsəˌm.wənz ˈdeɪ] | |
make someone's hair stand on end verb | |
make up one's mind (to decide, to reach a conclusion) verb [UK: ˈmeɪk ʌp wʌnz maɪnd] [US: ˈmeɪk ʌp wʌnz ˈmaɪnd] | decidirseverb definirseverb |
meet one's match (be opposed by someone of comparable strength) verb [UK: miːt wʌnz mætʃ] [US: ˈmiːt wʌnz ˈmætʃ] | |
meet one's Waterloo (to be defeated by an encounter with a powerful opponent or a problem that is too difficult) verb | |
mend one's ways (attempting to remedy one's failings) verb [UK: mend wʌnz ˈweɪz] [US: ˈmend wʌnz ˈweɪz] | enmendarseverb |
mind one's own business (to concern oneself only with what is of interest to oneself and not interfere in the affairs of others) verb | no meterse en lo que no le incumbeverb |
move one's bowels ((euphemism) excrete feces) verb | hacer de vientreverb mover el vientreverb |
music to someone's ears (good news; pleasing sound or expression) noun [UK: ˈmjuː.zɪk tuː ˈsəˌm.wənz ɪəz] [US: ˈmjuː.zɪk ˈtuː ˈsəˌm.wənz ˈɪrz] | |
no skin off one's back noun | |
none of someone's business (matter that someone is not entitled to be involved in) noun | |
not one's first rodeo (not the first time one has been in a situation) phrase | |
of one's word (that keeps promises and tells the truth) preposition | de palabrapreposition |