203 frases hechas y expresiones en inglés. Idioms

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1. ace: make an "A" on a test, homework assignment, project, etc.
(sacar un sobresaliente en exámenes, trabajos escolares, etc)
"Somebody said you aced the test, Dave. That's great!"

2. all right (1): expression of reluctant agreement.
(de acuerdo)
A: "Come to the party with me. Please!"
B: "Oh, all right. I don't want to, but I will."

3. all right (2): fair; not particularly good.
(más o menos bien, no especialmente bien)
A: "How's your chemistry class?"
B: "It's all right, I guess, but it's not the best class I've ever had."

4. all right (3): unharmed; in satisfactory condition.
(bien de salud)
A: "You don't look normal. Are you all right?"
B: "Yes, but I have a headache."

5. and then some: and much more besides.
( (eso) y mucho más)
A: "I'd guess your new computer cost about $2,000. "
B: "It cost that much and then some because I also bought extra RAM and VRAM."

6. antsy: restless; impatient and tired of waiting.
(impaciente, esperando algo)
"I hope Katy calls soon. Just sitting around and waiting is making me antsy."

7. as easy as pie: very easy.
(muy fácil)
"I thought you said this was a difficult problem. It isn't. In fact, it's as easy as pie."

8. at the eleventh hour: at the last minute; almost too late.
(en el último minuto)
"Yes, I got the work done in time. I finished it at the eleventh hour, but I wasn't late.

9. bad-mouth: say unkind, unflattering, embarrassing (and probably untrue) things about someone.
(hablar mal de alguien)
A: "I don't believe what Bob said. Why is he bad-mouthing me?"
B: "He's probably jealous of your success."

10. be a piece of cake: be very easy.
(estar chupado, tirado)
A: "Bob said the test was difficult, but I thought it was a piece of cake."

11. be all ears: be eager to hear what someone has to say.
(ser todo oídos)
A: "I just got an e-mail message from our old friend Sally."
B: "Tell me what she said. I'm all ears!"

12. be broke: be without money.
(estar sin dinero, sin blanca, pelado, sin un duro)
"No, I can't lend you ten dollars. I'm completely broke until payday."

13. be fed up with (with someone or something): be out of patience (with someone or something); be very tired of someone or something.
(estar harto de algo o alguien)
"Bill, you're too careless with your work. I'm fed up with
apologizing for your mistakes!"

14. be in and out: be at and away from a place during a particular time.
(estar entrando y saliendo durante un tiempo)
"Could we postpone our meeting until tomorrow? I expect to
be in and out of the office most of the day today."

15. be on the go: be very busy (going from one thing or project to another).
(estar ocupado)
"I'm really tired. I've been on the go all week long."

16. be on the road: be traveling.
(estar de viaje)
"You won't be able to contact me tomorrow because I'll be on the road."

17. be over: be finished; end.
(terminado)
"I can't see you until around 4 o'clock. My meetings won't be over until then."

18. be up and running: (for a technological process) be operational; be ready to use .
(preparado para ser usado, operativo)
"Dave's ESL Cafe on the Web has been up and running since December 1995."

19. be used to (+ing/noun): be accustomed to; not uncomfortable with.
(estar acostumbrado a)
"It won't be hard to get up at 5:00 AM. I'm used to getting up early."

20. beat: exhausted; very tired (adj.).
(muy cansado, exhausto)
"This has been a long day. I'm beat!"