{"id":4777,"date":"2020-02-08T18:20:04","date_gmt":"2020-02-08T18:20:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/wm-spanish2\/chapter\/introduction-to-manos-a-la-obra\/"},"modified":"2024-04-26T01:27:52","modified_gmt":"2024-04-26T01:27:52","slug":"introduction-to-manos-a-la-obra","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/wm-spanish2\/chapter\/introduction-to-manos-a-la-obra\/","title":{"raw":"Introduction to Manos a la obra","rendered":"Introduction to Manos a la obra"},"content":{"raw":"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.\r\nhttps:\/\/assess.lumenlearning.com\/practice\/998b635a-e427-4700-b9b3-eb505bd6d3db\r\n\r\n[reveal-answer q=\"464087\"]Text only[\/reveal-answer]\r\n[hidden-answer a=\"464087\"]\r\nTry 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? \u00a1Manos a la obra!<\/em>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
tener mucha cara<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\nTo not paste an eye<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\nTo be fed up with something<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
estar hasta las narices<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\nTo have a fly behind one's ear<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\nTo speak one's mind<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
estar con el agua al cuello<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\nTo be up to one's noses<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\nTo suspect something<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
no pegar ojo<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\nTo not have hair on one's tongue<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\nNot get a wink of sleep<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
tener la mosca detr\u00e1s de la oreja<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\nTo have a lot of face<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\nTo talk a lot<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
nacer con un pan bajo el brazo<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\nTo be with water to the neck<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\nTo have a lot of nerve<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
no tener ni pies ni cabeza<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\nTo bring the shoulder closer<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\nTo be born with a silver spoon in one's mouth<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
no tener pelos en la lengua<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\nTo talk with one's elbows<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\nTo be in over one's head<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
hablar hasta por los codos<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\nTo be born with bread under one's arm<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\nTo help out<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
arrimar el hombro<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\nTo have neither feet nor head<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\nTo make no sense<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n[\/hidden-answer]","rendered":"

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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