In this vocabulary section we’ll learn the parts of the body. As in many languages, a lot of Spanish idioms are formed with parts of the body. Let’s play a matching game.
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Try to draw a line from each Spanish figure of speech to its literal translation, and then another line to the meaning of the phrase. Ready?
¡Manos a la obra!
| tener mucha cara |
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To not paste an eye |
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To be fed up with something |
| estar hasta las narices |
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To have a fly behind one’s ear |
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To speak one’s mind |
| estar con el agua al cuello |
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To be up to one’s noses |
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To suspect something |
| no pegar ojo |
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To not have hair on one’s tongue |
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Not get a wink of sleep |
| tener la mosca detrás de la oreja |
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To have a lot of face |
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To talk a lot |
| nacer con un pan bajo el brazo |
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To be with water to the neck |
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To have a lot of nerve |
| no tener ni pies ni cabeza |
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To bring the shoulder closer |
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To be born with a silver spoon in one’s mouth |
| no tener pelos en la lengua |
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To talk with one’s elbows |
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To be in over one’s head |
| hablar hasta por los codos |
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To be born with bread under one’s arm |
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To help out |
| arrimar el hombro |
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To have neither feet nor head |
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To make no sense |
