Idioms (Presentación Slideshare) - Santiago Artunduaga Vargas
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“Almost fail doing something but at the end have success ”. «Por los pelos»
Transcript of Idioms (Presentación Slideshare) - Santiago Artunduaga Vargas
“Almost fail doing something but at the end have success ”.
«Por los pelos»
“In a lot of cases, sons resemble their fathers and daughters resemble their mothers
respectively”
«De tal palo, tal astilla»
“Take the wrong choice or do something wrong”
«Tomar el camino equivocado»
“Accomplish or solve two tasks with only one effort”
«Matar dos pájaros de un tiro»
“Do everything possible to solve a problem or to find something you need or want”
«No dejar piedra sobre piedra»
“Similar people, with similar likes and sometimes with similar appearance, tends to
associate with each other”
«Dime con quién andas y te diré quién eres»
“If you receive a chance or a present, you have to appreciate it and don’t be too critical or
demanding about it”
«A caballo regalado no le mires el dentado»
“You don’t have to explain everything to an intelligent person in order to make him
understand what you want.”
«A buen entendedor, pocas palabras»
“Someone who is good or competent doing a lot of different things, but is
not outstanding in any of them”
«Quien mucho abarca poco aprieta»
“Do something unexpectedly”
«De la nada»
