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| English | Spanish |
|---|---|
| by oneself (without company) preposition [UK: baɪ wʌn.ˈself] [US: baɪ wʌn.ˈself] | a solaspreposition |
| by oneself (without help) preposition [UK: baɪ wʌn.ˈself] [US: baɪ wʌn.ˈself] | por sí mismopreposition solopreposition |
| by the skin of one's teeth (barely, closely) preposition [UK: baɪ ðə skɪn əv wʌnz tiːθ] [US: baɪ ðə ˈskɪn əv wʌnz ˈtiːθ] | con las justaspreposition dejando pelos en la gaterapreposition por el canto de un duropreposition por un pelopreposition |
| catch one's breath (to take a break, or rest while doing a strenuous activity) verb [UK: kætʃ wʌnz breθ] [US: ˈkætʃ wʌnz ˈbreθ] | tomar un respiroverb |
| caught with one's pants down (caught off guard, unprepared, or in an embarrassing situation) adjective | en paños menoresadjective pillado con el culo al aireadjective |
| change one's mind (to decide differently than one had decided before) verb [UK: tʃeɪndʒ wʌnz maɪnd] [US: ˈtʃeɪndʒ wʌnz ˈmaɪnd] | cambiar de ideaverb mudar de ideaverb mudar de opiniónverb mudar de parecerverb |
| clear one's throat (forcibly expulsing air from one's lungs) verb [UK: klɪə(r) wʌnz θrəʊt] [US: ˈklɪr wʌnz θroʊt] | aclararse la vozverb carraspearverb destoserseverb |
| comb one's hair (to straighten one's hair with a comb) verb [UK: kəʊm wʌnz heə(r)] [US: ˈkoʊm wʌnz ˈher] | peinarse el peloverb |
| conspicuous by one's absence phrase | brillar por su ausenciaphrase |
| cross one's fingers (put the middle finger across the index finger) verb | cruzar los dedosverb |
| cross oneself (make the sign of the cross) verb [UK: ˈkrɒs wʌn.ˈself] [US: ˈkrɑːs wʌn.ˈself] | santiguarverb santiguarseverb |
| cry one's eyes out (to weep for an elongated time) verb | |
| cut off one's nose to spite one's face (harm oneself as a result of trying to harm an adversary) verb [UK: kʌt ɒf wʌnz nəʊz tuː spaɪt wʌnz feɪs] [US: ˈkət ˈɒf wʌnz noʊz ˈtuː ˈspaɪt wʌnz ˈfeɪs] | tirar piedras al propio tejadoverb |
| cut one's losses (discontinue an effort that seems unlikely to ever bear fruit) verb [UK: kʌt wʌnz ˈlɒ.sɪz] [US: ˈkət wʌnz ˈlɒ.səz] | |
| cut one's teeth (gain early experience) verb [UK: kʌt wʌnz tiːθ] [US: ˈkət wʌnz ˈtiːθ] | |
| dig in one's heels (to act in a determined manner) verb | empecinarseverb enrocarseverb |
| do one's bit (to make an individual contribution toward an overall effort) verb [UK: duː wʌnz bɪt] [US: ˈduː wʌnz ˈbɪt] | |
| do one's own thing (do what one considers best) verb | ir por libreverb |
| don't put all your eggs in one basket (do not dedicate all your resources to one project) phrase | |
| drag one's feet (procrastinate) verb [UK: dræɡ wʌnz fiːt] [US: ˈdræɡ wʌnz ˈfiːt] | marear la perdizverb |
| drown one's sorrows (to drink alcohol heavily to deal with miserable feelings) verb | ahogar las penasverb |
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