Marta: | ¿Me estaba preguntando si tus amigos españoles vendrán a cenar a tu casa esta noche? |
Rylan: | Tendré que decirles que no puedo porque tengo un examen que no había previsto. |
Marta: | Bueno, otro día será. |
Rylan: | Pero creo que les diré que estoy enfermo, que tengo un resfriado con fiebre y estoy en la cama y…que no pueden venir porque es contagioso. |
Marta: | ¡No le busques tres pies al gato! Les dices que tienes un examen y ya está. |
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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
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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
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To go bonkers, to lose it
Irse la olla
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To tell someone to get lost
Mandar a freír espárragos
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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
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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!
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To pass the hot potato
Pasar la patata caliente
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To try to get water out of a stone
Pedirle peras al olmo
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To speak ill of someone/To get jealous
¡Poner verde!
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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
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To be a hassle, boring
Ser un rollo
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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
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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
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To raise hell
Armarse la de San Quintín
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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
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In fits and starts
A trancas y barrancas
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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
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To be in the doldrums
Estar de capa caída
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To be a mess
Salir un churro
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What a blunder!
¡Qué plancha!
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To be left holding the bag
Cargar con el muerto
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To be in big trouble
Caérsele el pelo (a alguien)
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To be taken advantage of
Hacer el primo
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To make a mountain out of a molehill
Ahogarse en un vaso de agua
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What a mess!
Cómo está el patio
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To be a madhouse
Ser una olla de grillos
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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
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No worries, you'll find it!
Lo que no se comen los ratones, sale por los rincones
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To get yourself into a mess
Meterse en un berenjenal
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The cure is worse than the disease
Ser peor el remedio que la enfermedad
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To be useless
Ser un cero a la izquierda
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To backslide
Volver a las andadas