Spanish Idioms - Generic Part 2

to make fun of
Pedrito se burló de los zapatos rojos de Pablo.
Pedrito made fun of Pablo's red shoes.

to end up
La nueva empleada acabó por renunciar a su trabajo.
The new employee ended up quitting her job.

to complicate things unnecessarily
A Paola le gusta quejarse y va a buscarle tres pies al gato.
Paola likes to complain and she will complicate things unnecessarily.

to approach
¿Podría acercarse a la cámara para tomar las fotos?
Could you approach the camera to take shots?

to be beside oneself; to be presumptuous
Desde que compró su Ferrari no cabe en sí.
Since she got her Ferrari she became presumptuous.

to remember
Mi abuelito se acordó de mí cuando me vio.
My grandpa remebered me when he saw me.

to be heaven-sent
Este dinero de los impuestos nos cayó del cielo.
This money from taxes was heaven sent.

to be glad of
Me alegro de tus logros en tu profesión.
I am glad of your achievements in your career.

to be down in the dumps
Se le cayó el alma a los pies al ver los bajos resultados de las ventas.
He got extremely disappointed when he saw the low results from the sales.

to go away from
Necesitas alejarte de esas amistades peligrosas.
You need to go away from those dangerous friends.

to change
Ellos necesitan cambiar de trabajo para progresar más.
They need to chage jobs in order to make more progress.

to be generally known
Esa chica anda de boca en boca por lo que hizo ayer.
Everybody is talking about that girl because of what she did yesterday.

to change one’s mind
Federico cambió de idea después de oir la versión de Raquel.
Federico changed his mind after listening to Raquel's version.

to get worse and worse
Mi prima anda de mal en peor y no quiere cambiar.
My cousin is getting from bad to worse and she doesn't want to change.

to lack
En ese país se carece de muchos bienes económicos.
That country lacks of many economic goods.

to beat about the bush
No te andes con rodeos y dime toda la verdad.
Do not beat about the bushes and tell me the whole truth.

to marry
Ingrid va a casarse con Gerardo.
Ingrid is going to marry Gerardo.

to beat around the bush
Ese discursante anda por las ramas y nos nos habla claro.
That speaker beats around the bushes and doesn't speak clearly.

to hobnob with
A Clarita le encanta codearse con los de alta sociedad.
Clarita loves to hobnob with people from high society.

to take possession of
El banco se apoderó de la casa de Lupita.
The bank took possession of Lupita's house.

to allow
Mi papá finalmente consintió en que me casara.
My dad finally allowed me to marry.

to lean on
Puedes apoyarte en nosotros en estos tiempos tan difíciles.
You can lean on us on this difficult times.

to consist of
El proyecto consiste en agrupar a los vecinos.
The project consists of grouping the neighbors.

to hurry to
El ingeniero se apresuró a hacer los planos de la casa.
The engineer hurried to make the house plan.

to sleep on it
Tendré que consultar con la almohada para tomar una decisión.
I will have to sleep on it to come to a decision.

to take advantage of
Ese muchacho se aprovechó de ella y le robó su dinero.
That guy took advantage of her and stole her money.

to rely on
María puede contar con Felipe para lo que sea.
María can rely on Felipe for anything.

to cause a row
Alberto causó un escándalo en la boda de su mejor amigo.
Alberto caused a row at his best friend's wedding.

to agree on
En el divorcio convenimos una fuerte suma de dinero para mí.
During the divorce we agreed on a big amount of money for me.

to repent
Mario se arrepintió de todo el daño que le hizo.
Mario repented of the pain he caused her.

to be difficult
Nos costó mucho trabajo subir ese sillón al tercer nivel.
It was very difficult for us to take that couch up to the third level.

to attend
Asistieron 500 personas a la conferencia anual.
Five hundred people attended the annual conference.

to take care of (a person)
No puedo ir contigo
I can't go with you tengo que cuidar a mis hermanitos.
I have to take care of my younger siblings.

to appear at (a window)
Tengo miedo porque vi a un hombre asomarse por la ventana.
I am afraid because I saw a man appearing at the window.

to take care of (a thing)
No te preocupes
Do not worry yo voy a cuidar de ti.
I will take care of you.

to be astonished
Ellos se asombraron al ver a la bella modelo.
They were astonished when they saw the beautiful model.

to be careful about
Debes cuidarte de Flavio
You must be careful with Flavio

to dare to
¡No se atrevan a hacerme cosquillas!
Don't you dare tickling me!

to fullfill
Si cumplimos con estas reglas nos dejarán tener una fiesta a fin de año.
If we fulfill these regulations they will let us have a party at the end of the year.

to get off
Se cayó cuando se bajó del bus.
He fell when he got off the bus.

to tell someone a thing or two necesito decirle cuatro verdades.
I need to tell her a thing or two.

to not say a word
Alejandra se sentó hasta atrás y no dijo ni pío en la reunión.
Alejandra sat on the back and did not say a word during the meeting.

to drop
Cuando le dieron la noticia dejó caer el vaso.
When she heard the news she dropped the glass.