Useful Idiomatic Expressions

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Using da(se)

dar a

dar con

dar a conocer

dar cuerda

dar gritos

dar la hora

dar las gracias

dar recuerdos a

dar un abrazo

dar un Paseo

dar un Paseo (una vuelta)

en coche

dar una vuelta

darse cuenta de (que)

darse la mano

darse prisa

Using echar

echar (una carta, una

tarjeta, etc.)

echar la culPa

echar(se) a Perder

echarle de menos

a alguien

echarse a reir

Using esfar

estar a Punto de

estar al dfa

estar bien enterado

estar de acuerdo

estar de buen (mal) humor

estar de moda

estar de Pie

estar de vuelta

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Useful Idiomatic BxPressions

The fbllowing is not an exhaustive list of idiomatic expressions, but instead' a useful starting place fbr learningthese

kinds of vocabulary items. you shourd add new"*p."rrion,

to your rist as you come across them' You should focus on

ten to fifteen expressions a week, try to memorize them, and then use them in class in your conversations and in your

writtenwork.Theywillnotonlyhelpyouexpressyourselfwithease,buttheywillalsobeusefulinmanypartsoftheexamination, especially in the Writing (Paragraph |ompletion With and Without Root Words) section'

to Jace, to look out on

to ntn into

to make known

to wind

tu shoLrt, tu) scream

to strike (the hour)

to thank

to give regurds to

to hug

to toke a walk

to go fttr u ride

to take a wulk

to reuliz.e (thttt)

to shake huntls

to hurr,tl

estar enamorado de

estar harto de

estar muerto de hambre

estar muerto de ceusancio

estar muerto de suefro

estar para * infinitive

(no) estar Para bromas

estar por

estar segur0

Using hacer

to be in ktve with

to be J'ed up with

to be starving,

to be deod tired

to be verY sleePY

to be ubout to,

to be cttthe

PointoJ

to not be in the mood Jbr jttkes

to be in.favor of

to be sure

to mail (a letter u curd, etc.)

to blume

to spoil, to ruin, to lose

its good tuste

to miss someryne

to burst out laughing

(no) hacer caso a

hacer el papel de

hacer escala

hacer hincaPid

hacer la cama

hacer la maletahacer pedazos

hacer un viaje

hacer una Pregunta

hacer una visita

hacerle daflo a alguien

hacer(le) talta

hacer(le) saber

hacerse cargo

hacerse dafro

hacerse tarde

(not) to PaY attention'

(not) to listen to, to ignore

to play the Part (role) oJ'

to muke u stoP (i.e. Plane)

to emphusize

to muke the bed

to puck one's suitcaseto smu.\h, to tedr into Pieces

to take u triP

to ask a question

to puy et visit

to hurt someone

to lack. to be in need of,

to be lacking

to inform, to let someone

know (something,)

to take chargp of

to get hurt, to hurt (oneselJ')

to g,et late

to be about to

to be uP to date (curuent)

to be well-inJbrmed

to dgree unanimouslY

to be in a good (bad) mood

to be in sryle (fashionable)

to be standing

to be back

Using hacerlo talk about weather

iQud tiempo hace?

Hace buen tiemPo.

Hace (mucho) calor.

Hace (mucho) fresco.

Hace (mucho) frio.

Whut is the weuther like?

The weather is g,ood.

h is (very) hot/warm'

It is (very) cool.

It is (very) cold.

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Hace mal tiempo.

Hace (mucho) sol.

Hace (mucho) viento.

Using ft

The weather is bad.

It is (very) sunny.

It is (very) windy.

tener presente

tener (mucha) prisa

tener que * infinitive

tener que ver con

(no) tener raz6n

tener (mucha) sed

tener (mucho) sueflo

tener (mucha) suerte

tener (mucha)

vergiienza (de)

Using other verbs

to keep in mind,

to take into account

to be in a (big) hurryto have to

to have to do with

to be right (wrong)

to be (very) thirsty

to be (very) sleepy

to be (very) luclcy

to be (very much) ashamed (ofl

ir al centro

ir de compras

ir de tiendas

Using llegar

to go downtown

to go shopping

to go shopping

llegar a ser

llegar a tiempo

llegar atrasado

llegar con atraso

llegar con retraso

llegar tarde

llegar temprano

Using ponerse

to become (goal achieved

over time)

to be (anive) on time

to be (anive) late

to be (arrive) late

to be (anive) late

to be (anive) late

to be (arrive) early

andar mal (de salud,

de dinero, etc.)

aprender de memoria

caerle bien (mal)

a alguien

caerse muerto

cambiar de idea

contar con

costarle trabajocreer que sf (no)

cumplir... afros

deberse a

decir (muchos)

disparates

decir que sf (no)

dejar caer

dormir a pierna suelta

ganarse la vida

llamar a la puerta

llevar a cabo

llevarse bien (mal) conmantener el inter6s

morirse de risa

no servir para nada

pagar al contado

(en efectivo)

pasar lista

pasarlo bien (mal)

pedir prestado

perder el tiempo

ponerse de acuerdo

ponerse de pie

portarse bien/mal

prestar atenci6n

quedar(le) bien (mal)

querer decir

saber a

sacar una nota

sacar una foto(graffa)

sentarle bien

to be (sick, broke, etc.)

to memoriTe, to learn by heart

to make a good (bad)

impression (on someone )to drop dead

to change one's mind

to rely on

to be dfficult for someone(not) to think so

to turn...years old

to be due to

to talk nonsense

to say yes (no)

to drcp

to sleep like a log (soundly)

to earn one's living

to knock on the doorto carry out, to accomplish,

to finish

to get (not get) along withto hold one's interest

to die laughing

to be goodfornothing

to pay cash

to call the rollto have a good (bad) time

to borrow

to waste ctne's time

to agree

to stand (up)

to behave/misbehave

to pay attention

to look giod'(on somebody)

to mean

to taste like

to get a grade (on a paper

or assignment)

to take a picture

to agree with one, to suit one

ponerse de acuerdo

ponerse de pie

ponerse de rodillas

Using fener

to agree, to come

to an aqreement

to stand

to kneel (down)

tener... aflos

tener buena (mala) cara

tener (mucha) calma

tener (mucho) calor

tener (muchos)

celos (de)tener (mucho) cuidado

tener deseos de

tener dolor de (garganta,

cabeza, etc.)

tener en cuenta

tener (mucha)

envidia (de)

tener (mucho) 6xito

tener (mucho) frfo

tener ganas de

tener (mucha) hambre

tener la culpa (de)

tener la palabra

tener (mucha)

l6stima de

tener lugar

tener (mucho)

miedo (de)

tener mucho gusto en

to be...years old

to look good (bad)

to be (very) calm

to be/feel (very) hot

to be (very) jealous (ofl

to be (very) careful

to feel like, to have an urge to

to have a (sore throat,

headache, etc.)

to take into account

to be (very) envious (of)

to be (very) successful

to be/feel (very) cold

to feel like, to have 0n urge to

to be (very) hungry

to be to blame (for),

to be one's fauhto have the floorto feel (very) sorry for

to take place

to be (very much) afraid (of)

to be pleased to

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aficionado a

hora de

a uno

sol

el pelo a alguien

la pena

loco

idiomatic expressions

to be a fan of, to be fond ofto be time to

to be one's turn

to sunbathe

to pull someone's leg,

to fool (someone)

to be worthwhile,

to be worth the trouble

to go crazy

asr es que

asf, as(

cada vez

cada vez miis

cadavez menos

claro que sf (no)

como siempre

con (sin) cuidado

con (su) permiso

con frecuencia

con mucho gusto

Creo que no.

Creo que sf.

cuanto antes

de antemano

de aquf en adelante

de buena (mala) gana

de costumbre

de dfa

de ese (este) modo /

de esa (esta) manera

de excursi6n

de frente

de golpe

de hecho

de hoy en adelante

de memoria

de nada

de ningrin modo

de ninguna manera

de noche

de nuevode otra manera

de otro modo

de par en par

de postre

de prisa

de pronto

de repente

de todos modos

de riltima moda

de una vez

de veras

de vez en cuando

dentro de poco

derecho

desde luego

dia de fiesta (m)

en alguna parte

en balde

en broma

en cambio

',2,o

each time

more and more

less and less

of course (not)

as usual

c arefully ( c are le s sly )

excuse me, with your

permission

frequentlygladly

I don't think so.

I think so.

as soon as possible

beforehand

from now on

willingly ( unw illingly )

usually

by day

in that way, so

on a picnic

facing forward, from the frontall at once, suddenly

in fact, us a matter of fact,actually

from now on, henceforth

by heart

you are welcome

by no means, on no account,

absolutely not

by no means, on no account,

absolutely not

by night

againin another way

otherwise

wide open

for dessert

quickly

suddenly, all of a sudden

suddenly, all of a sudden

at any rate, anyway, anyhow

in the latest style

at once, at one time

really, truly, honestly

from time to time,

once in a whilein a short while, in a little while

straight ahead

of course

holiday

somewhere

in vain

in fun, jokingly

on the other hand

(algunas) veces

bordo

ciegas

diario

tin de cuentas

fondo

la * nationality (f)

la carrera

la fuerzala larga

la vez

lo largo

lo lejos

miis tardar

menudo

mi parecer

pie

prop6sito

solas

su vez

tiempotropezones

riltima hora

ver

mismo

libre

amanecer

anochecer

contado

finfin y al cabo

menos

mismo tiempo

parecer

pie de la letra

por mayor

l por menor

al principio

al revds

Enough!

sometimes, at times

on board

blindly

daily

in the end, after all (is said and

done), in the final analysis

thoroughly, in detail

in (nationalitv) sryle ofquickly, on the run

by forcein the long run

at the same time

throughout, along

in the distance, far off,

at a distance

at the latest

often, frequentlyin my opinion

on foot, walking

by the way

alone

in turn

on timeby fits and starts

at the last minute

let's see

right now, right away, at once

outdoors

at dawn, at daltbreak

at dusk, at nightfall

cash, for cash

on the contrary

finally, at last

in the end, aJier all(is said and done)

at least

at the same time

apparently, seemingly

literallywholesale

retail

at first, at the beginning

upside down, inside out,

backwards

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en casa

en cuanto

en efecto

en el acto

en el fondo

en fin

en la actualidad

en primer lugar

en punto

en realidad

en resumidas cuentas

en seguida

en serio

en todas partes

en todo caso

en voz alta (baja)

entre par6ntesis

hace poco

hasta la fecha

hoy dia

hoy mismo

lo de menos

lo de siemprelo mds pronto posible

lo mismo

1o que importa

mejor dicho

mejor que nunca

menos mal

mientras tanto

ni siquiera

no obstante

otra vez

para siempre

peor que nuncapocas veces

poco a poco

por ahora

por allf

por aqui

por casualidad

por cierto

por consiguiente

por desgracia

at home

AS SOON QS

as a matter of fact, indeed

immediately

at heart

JinaLly, in short, lastly

presentLlt

in the first place

on the dot, sharp (telling time)

actually, in Jhctin short

immediately, at once

seriously

everywhere

in any case

aloud (in a low voice)

in parentheses, b1t the way

a (short) while ago

up until now

nowadays

this very day

the least important thing.

just tts usuctl, the some old storyas soon as possible

the same thing

what matters

in other words, refiher

better than ever

so mttch the better it's a good

thing that...

meanwhile, in the meantime

not even

nevertheless, however

ogain, once more

Jbrever

worse thLn everrttrely

little hy littLe, gradualllt

.fbr rutw, Jbr the present

that way, around there,

through there

this way, around here,

through here

by chance, bv any chance

by the way, incidentalllt

t he refo re, c o ns e que nt Ly

unJbrtunately

por ejemplo

por el (lo) contrario

por escrito

por ese motivo

por eso

por favor

por finpor la maflana

por la noche

por la tarde

por lo comrin

por lo general

por lo menos

por lo mismo

por lo pronto

por lo tanto

por lo visto

por mds que

por otra parte

por otro lado

por pocopor supuesto

por tel6fono

por todas partes

por un lado

fara vez

sano y salvo

sin duda

sin embargo

sin querer

sobre todo

tal como

tal veztanto mejor

tarde o temprano

todavfa no

todo el mundo

un poco de

una vez que

uno por (a) uno

vivo o muerto

ya

ya Io creo

ya no

for example

on the contrary

in writing

for that reason

therefore, that's why,

becunse ofthtttplease

finally, at last

in the morning

in the evening

in the afternoon

os a rule, usuaLll,

generally, usually

at lectst

.for that very reason

Jbr the time being,

in the meantime

.s o, t he relb re, cons e quent ly

upparently

no matter how much

on the other hand

on the other hand

etlmost, nearlyoJ course, naturaLLy

bt phone

everywhere

on one hond

rurely

suf'e and sountl

without a doubt

however nevertheless

unintentionallv,

without meaning to

ubove all, especialllt

such as

perhapsso much the better

sooiler or later

not yet

everyone, everybocly

a little (bit of)

(.ts soon ds

one by one

tlead or qLive

ulready

I shctuld say so, oJ'course

no longer

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