TODAY'S IDIOM: THE DIE IS CAST

"THE DIE IS CAST"

A process is past the point of no return.

Example: After that speech favoring reform of the education system, the die is cast. 

La suerte está echada.

Example sentences:

• Now that I've announced my resignation, the die is cast / Ahora que he anunciado mi renuncia, la suerte está echada.

• From the moment the first shot was fired, the die was cast and war became inevitable / Desde el momento en que se hizo el primer disparo, la suerte estaba echada y la guerra se hizo inevitable.

Additional examples:

• If the die has been cast, nothing can be done, the decision has been taken.

• This is now a campaign issue; the die is cast. There is no turning back on this point.

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TODAY'S IDIOM: VENT YOUR SPLEEN

"VENT YOUR SPLEEN"

If you vent your spleen, you express your anger.

Example: The company's shareholders were angry, and they used the annual general meeting as an opportunity to vent their spleen on the board members.

Descargar su coraje

Example sentences:

• Amy felt she had been badly treated by the media, so she took the chance to vent her spleen during the interview / Amy sintió que había sido maltratada por los medios de comunicación, por lo que tomó la oportunidad de descargar su coraje durante la entrevista.

• Jack vented his spleen at his wife whenever things went badly at work / Jack descargó su coraje con su mujer cuando las cosas iban mal en el trabajo.

Additional examples:

• The team's manager walked up to referee after the game and vented his spleen because he thought the referee had made bad decisions that caused his team to lose.

• Peter vented his spleen on his car by kicking it when it broke down.

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TODAY'S IDIOM: AT FIRST SIGHT

"AT FIRST SIGHT"

 

 

When someone or something is seen for the first time.

Example: With Peter and Constance, it was a case of love at first sight.

A primera vista.

Example sentences:

• At first sight I thought the test was easy, but there were some tricky questions / A primera vista pensé que el exámen estaba fácil, pero había algunas preguntas difíciles.

• When Dave saw that car, it was love at first sight / Cuando Dave vió el coche, fue amor a primera vista.

Additional examples:

• For my brother and sister-in-law, it was love at first sight.

• Bill was standing at the door when Ann opened it. It was love at first sight.

 

 

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TODAY'S IDIOM: ALL EYES

" ALL EYES "

Watching carefully, staring.

Example: When the fire truck arrived, the children were all eyes.

Todas las miradas.

• If all eyes are on someone, then everyone is paying attention to them / Si todas las miradas están puestas en alguien, entonces todo el mundo está prestandole atención.

• All eyes are on the Prime Minister to see how he will respond to the challenge to his leadership / Todas las miradas están puestas en el Primer Ministro para ver cómo va a responder al desafío a su liderazgo.

Additional examples:

• We were all eyes as the Princess emerged from the car

• The buyers at the fashion show were all eyes.

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TODAY'S IDIOM: DIG ONE'S OWN GRAVE

"DIG ONE'S OWN GRAVE"
 

If you dig your own grave, you do something unwise that will result in your own failure or downfall in the future.

Example: Anyone who eats too much and doesn't exercise is digging their own grave.

Cavar su propia tumba.

Example sentences:

• Jim lost his job, but he dug his own grave by being late all the time / Jim perdió su trabajo, pero él cavó su propia tumba por llegar tarde todo el tiempo.

• I wonder if Mike realises he's digging his own grave by cheating on his taxes / Me pregunto si Mike se da cuenta que está cavando su propia tumba por hacer trampa en sus impuestos.

Additional examples:

• If you try to cheat the bank, you will be digging your own grave.

• Those politicians have dug their own grave with their new tax bill. They won't be reelected.

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TODAY'S IDIOM: IN THE NICK OF TIME

" IN THE NICK OF TIME "

Means just at the critical moment, just in time, not too late but very close!

Example: I got to the pharmacy just in the nick of time. It's a good thing because I really need this medicine.

Justo a tiempo.

• I almost missed the train but I got to the station just in the nick of time / Yo casi perdí el tren, pero llegué a la estación justo a tiempo.

• The doctor arrived in the nick of time, the patient's life was saved / El médico llegó justo a tiempo, la vida del paciente se salvó.

Additional examples:

• I reached the airport in the very nick of time and made my flight.

• We got there just in the nick of time; a minute later and she'd have left. 

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TODAY'S IDIOM: A BAD HAIR DAY

"A BAD HAIR DAY"

If you're having a bad hair day, everything seems to be going wrong for you.

Example: Poor Sue's in a terrible mood. I think she's having a bad hair day.

Un mal día.

Example sentences:

• I knew it was going to be a bad hair day when my car wouldn't start / Sabía que sería un mal día cuando mi carro no quiso arrancar.

• If you're having a bad hair day nothing's going right for you / Si estás teniendo un mal día, nada esta bien para ti.

Additional examples:

• I'm having a bad hair day today. I just couldn't do a thing with it this morning.

• My computer's having a bad hair day.

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TODAY'S IDIOM: THE APPLE DOESN'T FALL FAR FROM THE TREE

"THE APPLE DOESN'T FALL FAR FROM THE TREE"

Kids are like their parents; a chip off the old block; like father, like son.

Example: 

Mom: I'm going to go shopping!
Daughter: Me too! I love shopping!
Father: The apple doesn't fall far from the tree.

De tal palo, tal astilla.

Example sentences:

• I looked at the father, then at the son, and I thought, the apple doesn't fall far from the tree / Miré al padre, luego al hijo y pensé. De tal palo, tal astilla.

• Your son is a very good student just like you were. I guess the apple doesn't fall far from the tree / Su hijo es un muy buen estudiante al igual que usted lo era. Supongo que de tal palo, tal astilla.

Additional examples:

• Dad gets caught stealing in his teen years and then his son gets caught stealing as a teen. The mother might look at the father and say, "The apple doesn't fall far from the tree."

• Well his father was pretty wild too, and you know what they say, that the apple doesn't fall far from the tree.

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TODAY'S IDIOM: EASY AS PIE / EASY AS ABC

"EASY AS PIE / EASY AS ABC"

If something's as easy as pie, or easy as abc, it's very easy.

Example: You'll have no trouble finding your way around the website. It's easy as abc.


Pan comido.

Example sentences:

• Setting up the printer was as easy as pie / La configuración de la impresora era pan comido.
  

• They said configuring the software is easy as pie, but I don't think it is. I found it really difficult / Dijeron que la configuración del software era pan comido, pero no creo que lo sea. Me pareció muy difícil.

Additional examples:

• You won't have any problems assembling your new bed, it's as easy as abc.

• You make everything sound as easy as pie, George.

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