Modismos y verbos con partícula

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Palabra	Significado	Ejemplo
miss the boat	perder la ocasión	Don't miss the boat on this great offer.
lend a hand	echar una mano	When I moved flat, my brother came over to lend a hand with the boxes.
pull oneself together	sobreponerse	Stop crying and pull yourself together - the guests will be here in ten minutes.
get cold feet	acobardarse	She might get cold feet before the wedding.
the last straw	el colmo	That insult was the last straw for him.
hold your horses	espera un momento	Hold your horses, let's think this through.
call off	cancelar	They decided to call off the meeting.
take over	tomar el mando	The new CEO will take over next month.
keep tabs on	controlar	We need to keep tabs on our spending.
keep an eye on	vigilar	Could you keep an eye on my bag?
make up	inventar	Did you make up that story?
come to terms with	aceptar	She's trying to come to terms with her loss.
rule of thumb	regla general	As a rule of thumb, save 10% of your income.
on the ball	muy despierto	Our new manager is really on the ball.
look up to	admirar	Children often look up to their parents.
get the hang of	coger el truco	You'll soon get the hang of this new software.
brush up on	repasar	I need to brush up on my Spanish before the trip.
beat around the bush	andarse con rodeos	Please don't beat around the bush and tell me the truth.
know the ropes	conocer el oficio	Ask Tom; he's worked here for years and seems to know the ropes.
worth its weight in gold	valer su peso en oro	A good mechanic who doesn't overcharge is worth its weight in gold.
jump on the bandwagon	subirse al carro	When everyone started wearing wide trousers, my sister decided to jump on the bandwagon too.
take a back seat	quedarse al margen	He decided to take a back seat in the negotiations.
take for granted	dar por sentado	Never take for granted the kindness of others.
do away with	suprimir	We should do away with these outdated rules.
put off	aplazar	Don't put off until tomorrow what you can do today.
let off steam	desahogarse	He needs to let off steam after work.
work out	resolver	We need to work out this problem before the boss gets back.
bite the bullet	apretar los dientes	He had to bite the bullet and accept the changes.
break a leg	mucha suerte	Go on stage and break a leg!
speak of the devil	hablando del rey de Roma	Speak of the devil, here's John now!
get across	transmitir	It's hard to get across how I feel.
on second thoughts	pensándolo mejor	On second thoughts, I think I'll stay at home and finish the report.
come across	encontrarse con	While cleaning the attic, I came across an old photo album.
spill the beans	irse de la lengua	Please don't spill the beans about the surprise party; it's for Mum's birthday.
in a nutshell	en resumen	In a nutshell, the project failed.
stand out	destacar	Her talent truly makes her stand out.
face the music	asumir las consecuencias	He had to face the music for his actions.
wipe out	arrasar	The storm could wipe out the entire village.
up in the air	en el aire	Our travel plans are still up in the air.
get out of hand	descontrolarse	The situation could get out of hand quickly.
give in	ceder	Don't give in to peer pressure.
hit the road	ponerse en marcha	We should hit the road early tomorrow morning.

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