Verbs
accomplish (v)
reach a goal
pass with flying colours (idiom)
If you do something such as pass an exam with flying colors, you do it very successfully.
Fail miserably
To fail to achieve a desired effect
old somebody back (idiom)
tarts talking, there's no holding him back. 2 : to not allow (something) to be seen or known by someone He was unable to hold back his tears.(ser un lastre)
miss a deadline
a time or day by which something must be done
a blessing in disguise (idiom)
Something that seems bad or unlucky at first, but results in something good happening later.
all it a day (idiom)
To stop what you are doing because you do not want to do any more or think you have done enough.
know something inside out (idiom)
To know everything about a subject.
be a success story
something or someone that achieves great success, often by making a lot of money
be to blame (idiom)
to say or think that someone or something did something wrong or is responsible for something bad happening:
fulfil an ambition / dream (v)
to achieve something that you wanted to do, or to get something that you hoped for. fulfil a dream/ambition
make it (idiom)
succeed
thrive (v)
to grow, develop, or be successful
a piece of cake (idiom)
Something that is very easy to do.
Cost an arm and a leg (idiom)
To be very expensive.
let your hair down (idiom)
Relax, have fun
be lacking in something
the fact that something is not available or that there is not enough of it:
all flat (idiom)
(especially of jokes etc) to fail completely or to have no effect
no hacer gracia, fracasar
go bankrupt (v)
to be unable to pay one's debts
make ends meet (idiom)
to have just enough money to pay for the things that you need
triumph over
To defeat or be victorious over someone or something.
be food for thought (idiom)
Something worth thinking seriously about.
cross that bridge when you come to it
Deal with a problem when and if it arises.
out of the blue (idiom)
Sth that happens and it is completely unexpected:
catch on
to become fashionable or popular
fall short of (idiom)
to fail to reach an amount or standard that was expected or hoped for, causing disappointment
meet a target
succeed in doing something
make it up to somebody (idiom)
to do something good for someone you have upset, in order to become friends with them again
take a wrong turn
To go the wrong way or turn in the wrong direction.
be the last straw (idiom)
The latest problem in a series of problems, that makes a situation impossible to accept.
Fight a losing battle (idiom)
To try hard to do something when there is no chance that you will succeed
pull someone’s leg (idiom)
To tell sb that sth is not true as a way of joking.
exceed someone's expectations
to be much bigger or better than expected
go down like a lead balloon (idiom)
If something that you say or show to people goes down like a lead balloon, they do not like it at all( caer mal)
mess something up
make something untidy or dirty.( estropear algo)
make somebody’s day (idiom)
to make someone feel very happy
be lacking in something
To not have a quality.
bite off more than you can chew (idiom)
To try to do something that is too difficult for you,
hit the nail on the head (idiom)
To describe exactly what is causing a situation or problem.
the best of both worlds (idiom)
A situation in which you can enjoy the advantages of two very different things at the same time.