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Do you have three alternatives?

No is the simple answer. “Alternative” comes from Latin and means “other of two”. “Alternative” means another option, another choice. So you have an alternative

30 de mayo de 2018

To call a spade a spade

The word «spade» (pala) you may know. But how do you “call a spade”? To “call a spade a spade” is an idiom. It means

22 de mayo de 2018

Are you a layman?

Are you a layman? Probably. “Layman” has two meanings. It can refer to a person who is not qualified or experienced in a subject, or

14 de mayo de 2018

Do you make blunders?

I hope not. Some people make or commit blunders. Politicians sometimes make blunders, and therefore they are “blunderers”. A blunderer (metepatas) is a person who

7 de mayo de 2018

Do you cut the mustard?

Who knows (quien sabe)? “Mustard” you may know as “mostaza”. It is a spicy sauce made from the seeds of the mustard plant. You may

2 de mayo de 2018

Do you sometimes grouse?

Perhaps. “Grouse” is a noun with two meanings and a verb. First, a grouse (urogallo) is a type of wild bird found in Scotland and

23 de abril de 2018

Six

Six = 6 = Seis? Yes, I hear you say. Of course! There is more to be said. There are idioms that use the word

16 de abril de 2018

Sheep

“Sheep” (oveja) you may well know. It is single and plural. For example, there is a sheep in the field, and there are 10 sheep

9 de abril de 2018

Nuts

“Nut” has two meanings: tuerca, nuez. You may know these. People eat various types of nuts, and sometimes we have to fix something using a

5 de abril de 2018

As easy as pie

“Pie” (tarta, pastel, and empanada) you may know. You can have, for example, a fish pie, a meat pie, a strawberry pie and a vegetable

26 de marzo de 2018

A piece of cake

“Cake” (tarta, pastel) you may know. Here the focus is on the idioms that use the word cake. If something is a piece of cake,

19 de marzo de 2018

Carrot

“Carrot” you may know (zanahoria), and you may have eaten “carrot cake” (pastel de zanahoria). The focus here is on an idiom and an expression.

12 de marzo de 2018

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Do you have three alternatives?

To call a spade a spade

Are you a layman?

Do you make blunders?

Do you cut the mustard?

Do you sometimes grouse?

Six

Sheep

Nuts

As easy as pie

A piece of cake

Carrot

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