Rush, rush, rush. ………………………………..”¡PRISA, PRISA, PRISA!” If you want to learn Spanish, there are a few basic concepts you MUST have under your belt. One
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Spanish Expressions with Estar: I’m Up to my Nose…
Are you fed up, up to your back teeth? Are you sick and tired of something or someone? Take heart and be ready for a giggle.
Where is the fifth pine tree?
If you wanted to say something was far away, many of us would have used the word for ‘far’ in Spanish, “LEJOS”. “It’s very far away” could
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As good as gold (Ser más buena que el pan)
This is a lovely expression. What could be nicer than being ‘as good as gold’? Strangely enough, it’s not actually the word “GOLD” used in
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Estar a dos velas : Stoney broke!
A lot of expressions are of maritime origin. Many in the past have attributed this expression “Estar a dos velas” could mean “being with two sails”, the association deriving from being without resources to travel, leading to the idea of having no money.
Idioms and idiomatic expressions: Are you pulling my leg?
Native English speakers use many idioms and idiomatic expressions every day, perhaps even without realising it, as these expressions are so common in our everyday speech, the meaning is understood immediately by other native speakers.
