TODAY'S IDIOM: ITCHY FEET

"ITCHY FEET"

If you have itchy feet, you feel the need to go somewhere different or do something different.

Example: I know she's got itchy feet because she's been looking at travel websites.

Ganas de viajar.

Example sentences:

• It's no wonder Ken's got itchy feet. He's been doing the same job, in the same office, for nearly twenty years / No es de extrañar que Ken tenga ganas de viajar. Ha estado haciendo el mismo trabajo, en la misma oficina, durante casi veinte años.

• Thanks to low-cost airlines, people with itchy feet who couldn't afford air fares in the past can now travel / Gracias a las líneas aéreas de bajo costo, las personas que tienen ganas de viajar que antes no podían pagar las tarifas aéreas ahora lo pueden hacer.

Additional examples:

• Hearing the train whistle at night gives me itchy feet.

• Why've you got all these travel brochures? Do you have itchy feet?

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TODAY'S IDIOM: TAKE CENTER STAGE

"TAKE CENTER STAGE" 

 

To be the center of interest.

Example: Collecting food and clothes for disaster victims has taken center stage in our town.

Ser el centro de atención.

Example sentences:

• Mobile technology is taking center stage in today's world / La tecnología móvil está siendo el centro de atención en el mundo de hoy.

• You've taken center stage in each meeting of the company / Has sido el centro de atención en cada reunión de la compañía.

Additional examples:

• This model ensures that those most at risk take center stage.

• Each child was eager to take center stage, sharing their vocal skills and talents for all to hear.

 

 

NO CONFUNDIR CON:

"Center stage" El cual literalmente significa: Centro de un escenario.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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TODAY'S IDIOM: NO SWEAT

"NO SWEAT"

You can say "No sweat!" if someone asks you if you can do something, and you're sure you can do it.

Example: Andy: "Are you sure you can carry that box?" Barry: "No sweat!"

Sin duda / Sin problema

Example sentences:

• I asked Jeff if he could handle things in the office while I was away and he laughed and said, "No sweat! Of course I can." / Le pregunté a Jeff si el podría manejar las cosas en la oficina mientras yo no estaba y el se rió y dijo, "¡Sin duda!" Claro que puedo.

• Ollie said, "No sweat!" after I'd asked him if he could help me out / Ollie dijo, "Sin problema" después de que le preguntara si podía echarme la mano.

Additional examples:

• Of course I can have your car repaired by noon. No sweat. You'd like a red one? No problem.

• Will you be able to fix the light?" "Yeah, no sweat."

 

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TODAY'S IDIOM: BEAT THE RAP

"BEAT THE RAP"

 

If someone beats the rap, they avoid being found guilty of a crime.

Example: Everyone knows that Jimmy the Snitch did the robbery in Green St., but he beat the rap because he's in with the cops.

Salir impune.

Example sentences:

• Henry was charged with drunk driving, but his lawyer helped him beat the rap on some technical detail / Henry fue acusado de conducir ebrio, pero su abogado lo ayudó a salir impune en algunos detalles técnicos.

• Sonny was arrested for robbery, but he beat the rap so now he's back home / Sonny fue arrestado por robo, pero logró salir impune así que ahora está de vuelta a casa.

Addittional examples:

• He was charged with drunk driving, but he beat the rap.

• The police hauled Tom in and charged him with a crime. His lawyer helped him beat the rap.

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TODAY'S IDIOM: FAINTEST IDEA

"FAINTEST IDEA"

If you don`t have the faintest idea, about something you don`t know anything at all about it.

Example: Nobody has the faintest idea of how it might actually work.

La mínima / remota idea. 

Example sentences:

• I don't have the faintest idea of what you're talking about / No tengo la mas mínima idea de lo que estas hablando.

• I didn't have the faintest idea where I was or which way I was going / No tenía la más remota idea de en dónde estaba o a dónde iba.

Additional examples:

• Back then, drivers did not have the faintest idea how to fit or replace the parts in their cars.

• In all honesty, I hadn't the faintest idea what was happening.

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