Master high-frequency phrases using the 80/20 principle for rapid Spanish fluency
A short-term fix that creates bigger problems / Rob Peter to pay Paul
If the shoe fits, wear it
Don't put all your eggs in one basket
What doesn't kill you makes you stronger / It won't kill you
To shoot oneself in the foot / To work against one's own interests
To take a load off one's mind / To feel a weight lifted
To leave someone speechless / To blow someone away
To ask for the impossible / To expect too much
In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king
To be conspicuous by one's absence