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Spanish Chunks Library

Master high-frequency phrases using the 80/20 principle for rapid Spanish fluency

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ser un don nadie

to be a nobody

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Dar una de cal y una de arena

To give with one hand and take with the other

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Literally 'to give one of lime and one of sand'. Describes alternating praise and criticism, or alternating good and bad …
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valer un potosí

to be worth a fortune

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valer la pena

to be worth it

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Very common, not strictly idiom but useful.
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No hay que fiarse de las apariencias

Don't judge a book by its cover

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Warns against making judgements based solely on outward appearance. Things and people can be very different from what they first …
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salirle a uno el tiro por la culata

to backfire

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Armarse un lío

To get into a mess / To get confused

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Describes getting confused, tangled up in a complicated situation, or creating chaos. Can refer to a mental muddle or a …
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costar un huevo

to cost a lot (vulgar)

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Vulgar alternative to 'costar un ojo de la cara'.
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ser todo oídos

to be all ears

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Dormir como un tronco

To sleep like a log

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Literally 'to sleep like a trunk'. Describes sleeping very deeply and soundly without waking up. Identical to the English idiom.
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