Idioms and Expressions
You use this expression when you want to say "I'll think about it"
Give something a second thought
Translate: Camisa de manga larga
A long-sleeved shirt
Complete the sentence: ______ child needs to be taught about manners.
Each or Every//a
Since it’s impossible to clean the tubs between clients
a. the garra rufa fish need to be replaced frequently
b. the cost of the pedicure is very expensive
c. bacteria and other pathogens can build up in the water
a. the garra rufa fish need to be replaced frequently
. A positive self- is the result of feeling good about the way you look, feel, and act.
image
This means "More than necessary"
over the top
Translate: Vestido escotado
A low-cut dress
Complete the sentence: I was teaching last Friday, but my students were not paying_________attention.
a great deal of /much/any/a lot of
2. If the client has a cut or break in the skin
a. organisms can enter and he or she can get an infection
b. he or she is banned from having the pedicure
c. the garra rufa fish might enter the body
a. organisms can enter and he or she can get an infection
I wish I had more self- ; then I wouldn’t be so nervous when I meet new people.
confidence
This means "You are right"
You have a point
Translate: Shorts the un solo color
Solid shorts
I want to play with you, but I only have _________ minutes.
a few/some
Due to the high cost of the garra rufa fish
a. salon owners are looking for a substitute fish
b. clients are paying twice as much for a fish pedicure
c. salon owners reuse the same fish for different clients
c. salon owners reuse the same fish for different clients
Anita is so self- . She only thinks about what she wants and needs, never about other people.
centered
This means "I do not want to be seen"
would be caught dead
Translate: Pantalón a cuadros
plaid pants
_____ information about politics is being provided every day, we need to get more as it used to be in the past
Less
When garra rufa fish are released into the wild
a. they can pose a threat to native plant and animal life
b. they cannot reproduce
c. they spread bacteria and kill native plant life
a. they can pose a threat to native plant and animal life
. People with low self- often see themselves as failures.
esteem
This means "That is very flashy" Everyone is looking at it.
attract too much attention
Translate: Sueter con botones en medio
A cardigan
Do you have ____ chairs left? I need ______ 3.
any----at least
Some consider the fish pedicures animal cruelty
a. because they grow teeth and can break the skin
b. because they must be contained in an aquarium
c. because in order to get the fish to eat they must be starved
c. because in order to get the fish to eat they must be starved
Self- will not solve anything. You should try to improve the situation instead of just feeling sorry for yourself.
pity