ANIMALS
DON'T LET THE CAT OUT OF THE BAG!
Shhh! No reveles la sorpresa!
PULLING YOUR LEG
Just joking. Broma!
"Haha, no I'm just pulling your leg"
IT IS A PIECE OF CAKE
It's easy! Es igual de fácil como comer pastel!
DRIVES ME CRAZY
Me molesta/Me desespera
YOUR GUESS IS AS GOOD AS MINE
I have no idea. No tengo ni la mas mínima idea.
What are we having for lunch today? I have no idea... your guess is as good as mine
WHEN PIGS FLY
Something that will never ever happen.
"I'll believe it when pigs fly!"
TO TWIST MY ARM
To convince me.
"Alright I will go to the concert, you have twisted my arm."
"Come eat cake Dad!" "OK I'm coming! You don't have to twist my arm!"
SPILL THE BEANS
Revela tu secreto. What are you hiding? Dime ya.
CUT CORNERS
To do something halfway. No hacerlo muy bien... a very lazy way of doing something
DEAL WITH IT
Accept the reality
THE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM
Something that everybody knows but is too uncomfortable to talk about.
Ejemplo: Sabes que tu mejor amiga está andando con tu hermano, y ella sabe que lo sabes, pero nadie dice nada en el tema por incomodidad
I CAN'T WRAP MY HEAD AROUND IT
I can't believe or understand it. No logro entenderlo. No lo capto.
"There are 7.7 billion people in the world, and there have been billions more since the beginning of time, and Jesus loves ME!? I can't wrap my head around it!"
GO COLD TURKEY
Stop something completely! Dejar de hacer algo completamente!
"I used to be a drug addict, but I went cold turkey after I almost overdosed and now I have been sober for 24 years."
GET IT OUT OF YOUR SYSTEM
To act on a desire so you do not have that desire anymore.
UNDER THE WEATHER
Sick. Enfermo.
KILL TWO BIRDS WITH ONE STONE
To complete two things with one action!
TO ADD INSULT TO INJURY
To make a bad situation worse!
"Natalie fell off her bike in the forest. Then, to add insult to injury, a bee came and stung her."
I'M ON A ROLL
I just keep winning! To do extremely well for an extended period of time.
"I have won UNO 4 times in a row! I'm on a roll!"
Or my dad's favorite phrase when he is winning: "Pass the butter, I'm on a roll!"
PET PEEVE
Algo que te molesta tanto!
THAT RINGS A BELL
That sounds familiar! Hmmm estoy bastante seguro que he escuchado algo sobre eso antes... it rings a bell.