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To be shocked

Quedarse a cuadros

To have an ace up your sleeve

Tener/Guardar un as en la manga

To give/have goosebumps

Ponerse la piel de gallina

To be shocked

Quedarse de piedra

If you raise a snake, expect to get bitten

Cría cuervos y te sacarán los ojos

To be a snake in the grass

Ser una mosquita muerta

Quedarse a cuadros

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The expression quedarse a cuadros or dejar a alguien a cuadros is a widely used colloquial expression among young adults to express when someone is unresponsive, or does not understand what other people say, or just does not react to any situation. An easier way to put it is that someone is shocked, astonished or very surprised by something.

Some equivalent expressions in English would be

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