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BITE THE BULLET!

Similar to «enfrentarse al toro!» which literally means to confront the bull. The idiom, bite the bullet, means to face a difficult task or unpleasant

17 de julio de 2023

Are all your ducks in a row?

Ducks (patos) you may know. Also a row (fila). Translated literally you might say that “ducks in a row” means “patos en una fila”. But

5 de julio de 2023

Do you sometimes bimble?

The answer must be yes. To bimble is to go for a leisurely walk, with no special or particular purpose. That means walking at a

28 de junio de 2023

Hold your horses!

Horse (caballo ) you will know. The expression “hold your horses” is an imperative (imperativa) expression. It means to stop or slow down. Its origin

21 de junio de 2023

Fun and funny

“Fun” is different from “funny”. “Fun” is something that is enjoyable in the sense of an activity (es divertido en el sentido de entretenido). “Funny”

14 de junio de 2023

Tired of Mr. Sanchez´s hackneyed jokes?

If something is hackneyed it is repeated so often that mortals are tired of it: that it is no longer interesting and it is boring.

7 de junio de 2023

A lot of kerfuffle for PSOE

“Kerfuffle” can refer to a mess (un lio, barullo), a disturbance (disturbio) or a commotion (alboroto). Put on your thinking cap and contemplate these examples.

31 de mayo de 2023

Is Mr. Sanchez´s cabinet full of lickspittles?

Lickspittle is a verb and an adjective, and the word can refer to a person who is servile (servil) or a fawner (lisonjero, adulador) or

24 de mayo de 2023

What are the odds?

“Odd” (raro, extraño) you may know – it is similar to “strange”. There is an expression: how odd (¡que raro! ¡que curioso). Also, in mathematics

17 de mayo de 2023

To crown it all

Crown (coronar, corona) you may know. The pronunciation is this: kraun. As in Spanish it is a verb and a noun. This month King Charles

10 de mayo de 2023

Are you sometimes pauciloquent?

Perhaps. Pauciloquent is an adjective and it is similar to laconic (lacónica/o in Spanish). The word is an adjective that refers to a mortal that

3 de mayo de 2023

Should Spain defenestrate Mr. Sanchez?

To “defenestrate” someone is to dismiss or sack (despedir a…) that mortal. The action, the noun, is “defenestratión”. The word is similar in Spanish: defenestración.

26 de abril de 2023

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BITE THE BULLET!

Are all your ducks in a row?

Do you sometimes bimble?

Hold your horses!

Fun and funny

Tired of Mr. Sanchez´s hackneyed jokes?

A lot of kerfuffle for PSOE

Is Mr. Sanchez´s cabinet full of lickspittles?

What are the odds?

To crown it all

Are you sometimes pauciloquent?

Should Spain defenestrate Mr. Sanchez?

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