Esta expresión también se puede decir como en casa del herrero, cuchara de palo, usada con el mismo significado
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There's something fishy going on
Aquí hay gato encerrado
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To have a bad temper
Tener Malas Pulgas
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To fly off the handle, go off the deep end
Perder los estribos
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To cross the line
Meter la pata
![](https://nsc.newsinslow.com/images/news/expressions/nsss/topic/category-21.jpg)
Catch-22
El pez que se muerde la cola, el perro que se persigue la cola y otros círculos viciosos
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Without a hitch
A pedir de boca
![](https://nsc.newsinslow.com/images/news/expressions/nsss/topic/category-21.jpg)
To go bonkers, to lose it
Irse la olla
![](https://nsc.newsinslow.com/images/news/expressions/nsss/topic/category-21.jpg)
To tell someone to get lost
Mandar a freír espárragos
![](https://nsc.newsinslow.com/images/news/expressions/nsss/topic/category-21.jpg)
To wake up on the wrong side of the bed
Levantarse con el pie izquierdo
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Haphazardly
A la buena de Dios
![](https://nsc.newsinslow.com/images/news/expressions/nsss/topic/category-21.jpg)
To beat yourself up
Comerse el coco
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To hassle someone
Comer el coco
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Desperate times call for desperate measures
A grandes males, grandes remedios
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All hell breaks loose
¡Viva la Pepa!
![](https://nsc.newsinslow.com/images/news/expressions/nsss/topic/category-21.jpg)
To pass the hot potato
Pasar la patata caliente
![](https://nsc.newsinslow.com/images/news/expressions/nsss/topic/category-21.jpg)
To try to get water out of a stone
Pedirle peras al olmo
![](https://nsc.newsinslow.com/images/news/expressions/nsss/topic/category-21.jpg)
To speak ill of someone/To get jealous
¡Poner verde!
![](https://nsc.newsinslow.com/images/news/expressions/nsss/topic/category-21.jpg)
A nonsensical discussion
Diálogo de besugos
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To fight like cats and dogs
Llevarse como el perro y el gato
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To backfire
Salir el tiro por la culata - Salir rana
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To be at a loss, be lost
Perder el norte
![](https://nsc.newsinslow.com/images/news/expressions/nsss/topic/category-21.jpg)
To be a hassle, boring
Ser un rollo
![](https://nsc.newsinslow.com/images/news/expressions/nsss/topic/category-21.jpg)
The early bird doesn't always catch the worm
No por Mucho Madrugar, Amanece Más Temprano
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To be a little devil
Ser de la piel de Barrabás
![](https://nsc.newsinslow.com/images/news/expressions/nsss/topic/category-21.jpg)
To not sleep a wink
No pegar ojo
![](https://nsc.newsinslow.com/images/news/expressions/nsss/topic/category-21.jpg)
To oversleep
Pegárse las sábanas
![](https://nsc.newsinslow.com/images/news/expressions/nsss/topic/category-21.jpg)
To raise hell
Armarse la de San Quintín
![](https://nsc.newsinslow.com/images/news/expressions/nsss/topic/category-21.jpg)
Tuesday is an unlucky day
En martes, ni te cases ni te embarques
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To send someone packing
Ir a tomar viento
![](https://nsc.newsinslow.com/images/news/expressions/nsss/topic/category-21.jpg)
In fits and starts
A trancas y barrancas
![](https://nsc.newsinslow.com/images/news/expressions/nsss/topic/category-21.jpg)
To be overwhelmed
Caerse la casa encima
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To not get anything right
No dar pie con bola
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To be a complete mess
Estar (todo) patas arriba
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To be under the weather
No estar muy católico/a
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To make a scene
Montar el número
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To cross the line
Pasar(se) de la raya
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To see stars, be in severe pain
Ver las estrellas
![](https://nsc.newsinslow.com/images/news/expressions/nsss/topic/category-21.jpg)
To be in the doldrums
Estar de capa caída
![](https://nsc.newsinslow.com/images/news/expressions/nsss/topic/category-21.jpg)
To be a mess
Salir un churro
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What a blunder!
¡Qué plancha!
![](https://nsc.newsinslow.com/images/news/expressions/nsss/topic/category-21.jpg)
To be left holding the bag
Cargar con el muerto
![](https://nsc.newsinslow.com/images/news/expressions/nsss/topic/category-21.jpg)
To be in big trouble
Caérsele el pelo (a alguien)
![](https://nsc.newsinslow.com/images/news/expressions/nsss/topic/category-21.jpg)
To be taken advantage of
Hacer el primo
![](https://nsc.newsinslow.com/images/news/expressions/nsss/topic/category-21.jpg)
To make a mountain out of a molehill
Ahogarse en un vaso de agua
![](https://nsc.newsinslow.com/images/news/expressions/nsss/topic/category-21.jpg)
What a mess!
Cómo está el patio
![](https://nsc.newsinslow.com/images/news/expressions/nsss/topic/category-21.jpg)
To be a madhouse
Ser una olla de grillos
![](https://nsc.newsinslow.com/images/news/expressions/nsss/topic/category-21.jpg)
The scapegoat
Cabeza de turco
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To rain on someone's parade
Ser un cenizo
![](https://nsc.newsinslow.com/images/news/expressions/nsss/topic/category-21.jpg)
To be a snake in the grass
Ser una mosquita muerta
![](https://nsc.newsinslow.com/images/news/expressions/nsss/topic/category-21.jpg)
No worries, you'll find it!
Lo que no se comen los ratones, sale por los rincones
![](https://nsc.newsinslow.com/images/news/expressions/nsss/topic/category-21.jpg)
To get yourself into a mess
Meterse en un berenjenal
![](https://nsc.newsinslow.com/images/news/expressions/nsss/topic/category-21.jpg)
The cure is worse than the disease
Ser peor el remedio que la enfermedad
![](https://nsc.newsinslow.com/images/news/expressions/nsss/topic/category-21.jpg)
To be useless
Ser un cero a la izquierda
![](https://nsc.newsinslow.com/images/news/expressions/nsss/topic/category-21.jpg)
To backslide
Volver a las andadas
En casa del herrero, cuchillo de palo
Esta expresión también se puede decir como en casa del herrero, cuchara de palo, usada con el mismo significado