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En su sentido literal, como detenerse, hacer un alto en el camino y comer o bien pasar la noche... En un sentido figurado, "hacer parada y...
Tomarse la justicia por su pie, es una modificación jocosa, cuando un futbolista se toma la justicia por su "pie" haciéndole una falta a...
Se usa en el ámbito deportivo, de fútbol, cuando un delantero se retrasa demasiado en chutar a puerta, o es lento en su actuación. Escuchado hoy en...
En catalán: De mica en mica, s'omple la pica. (poco a poco se llena la pila...) i de gota en gota s'omple la bóta...
Se usa para indicar un precio aproximado.
Del gran ajedrecista I.A. Horowitz
Re: “The Liberty Song” (1768), by John Dickinson (1732–1808)
Se usa de forma irónica para decir que alguien está fatal, o tiene un comportamiento muy reprobable.
I have included it as different idiom, although very similar, just on the basis that this version specifies "what they say". (As a...
A moonshiner looks just like anyone else, except you'll notice he looks over his shoulder quite a bit
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| What is an Idiom? |
 An idiom is a phrase that is difficult to understand even if you are familiar with all of the words in the phrase.
Suppose someone is learning English and I tell them that a friend kicked the bucket and is now pushing up daisies. They might logically think that my friend propelled a bucket with a lower appendage and is now busy elevating small white and yellow flowers-- unless they have the previous cultural knowledge to understand the real meaning of these phrases.
If you're learning Spanish, be aware that Spanish has many idioms that won't trip you up if you read up on them here. |
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