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to stick the knife into
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English |
to express disapproval of someone |
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to stick to one's guns
F
Ct
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MD
Fr
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English |
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to stick to one's guns
Ct
Nu
MD
Fr
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English |
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to stiff
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English |
To cheat (someone) of somethin owed; to fall to give or supply (something expected or promised). |
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to sting
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English |
To swindle or overcharge (someone); to involve (someone) in financial loss. |
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to stink to high heaven
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English |
to smell very bad |
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to stumble
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English |
To make an error |
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to suffer a rush of blood to the head
Nu
MD
Fr
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English |
State of unconciousness that implies doing inexplicable things in a concrete moment. |
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to surprise with unpleasant news
Nu
MD
Fr
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English |
To give someone news that he/she may not like |
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to swallow one's pride
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English |
Decidir hacer algo aunque sea incorrecto, vergonzoso o embarazoso, y preferirías no hacerlo |
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to swallow the bait
MD
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English |
Comerse el anzuelo; morder el anzuelo; picar en el anzuelo; tragarse el anzuelo |
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to swear like a sailor
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English |
Someone who is foul-mouthed and uses bad language all the time, swears like a sailor. Cursing with a lot of experience |
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to swear like a trooper
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English |
To use a lot of offensive language. |
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to sweat blood
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English |
Hacer un gran esfuerzo
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to sweat blood
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English |
To make a big effort |
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to swim against the tide
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English |
To resist firmly |
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to swing the lead
|
English |
Holgazanear |
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to take a chance on something
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English |
To take a risk |
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to take a dim view of
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English |
to express disapproval of someone |
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to take a turn
|
English |
Variation in one's behaviour or language |
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to take a wrong turn
|
English |
To go the wrong way |
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to take advantage
MD
|
English |
Aprovechar la boleada |
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to take credit for someone else's work
F
Ct
Nu
MD
Fr
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English |
Atribuirse los méritos de otros, colgarse medallas ajenas |
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to take down a notch or two
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English |
to discredit, disrepute |
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to take down a notch or two
|
English |
to criticise: to publicly report the errors or faults of someone |
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to take down a peg
|
English |
to discredit, disrepute |
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to take down a peg
|
English |
to criticise: to publicly report the errors or faults of someone |
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to take down a peg or two
|
English |
to discredit, disrepute |
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to take down a peg or two
|
English |
to criticise: to publicly report the errors or faults of someone |
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to take it easy
|
English |
Holgazanear |
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to take leave of one's senses
|
English |
To say to someone 'have you taken leave of your senses?' means that you think their behaviour is crazy. |
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to take matters into own hands
F
Ct
Nu
MD
Fr
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English |
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to take one's chance
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English |
To take a risk
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to take opportunity by the forelock
MD
|
English |
Asir la ocasión por el copete; coger la ocasión por el copete; tomar la ocasión por el copete |
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to take over/up the reins
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English |
To face the difficulties of a problem |
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to take part in
F
Ct
Nu
MD
Fr
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English |
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to take sb to task
|
English |
To chew someone out for something they’ve done wrong |
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to take someone for a ride
|
English |
To device someone. |
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to take something in hand
|
English |
To face a situation in a direct and open way
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to take something in the wrong way
|
English |
To misunderstand or misinterpret something, especially in such a way as to take offense at what is said or done |
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to take the bait
MD
|
English |
Morder el cebo; tragarse el cebo |
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to take the bull by the horns
|
English |
To face the difficulties of a problem
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to take the floor
F
Ct
Nu
MD
Fr
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English |
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to take the plunge
F
Ct
Nu
MD
Fr
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English |
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to take the plunge
F
Ct
Nu
MD
Fr
|
English |
Intervenir, participar en un debate |
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to take the trouble to
MD
|
English |
do something which requires a small amount of additional effort. |
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to take time by the forelock
MD
|
English |
Asir la ocasión por la melena; coger la ocasión por la melena; tomar la ocasión por la melena; tener por la guedeja |
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to take time by the forelock
MD
|
English |
Asir la ocasión por los cabellos |
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to take to task
|
English |
To criticize someone angrily for something that they have done |
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to talk at the top of one´s voice
MD
|
English |
gritar (hablar) a grito pelado, hablar a grito herido, hablar a grito limpio, hablar a voz en cuello, |