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Spanish Chunks Library

Master high-frequency phrases using the 80/20 principle for rapid Spanish fluency

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A caballo regalado no le mires el diente

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth

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Advises accepting gifts or opportunities graciously without being critical. Complaining about a free thing is considered rude.
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Quien mucho abarca, poco aprieta

Bite off more than you can chew / Jack of all trades, master of none

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Literally 'He who grasps much, squeezes little'. Warns against taking on too many things at once.
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Matar dos pájaros de un tiro

Kill two birds with one stone

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Accomplishing two goals with a single action. Very commonly used in everyday Spanish, equivalent to the English idiom.
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Costar un ojo de la cara

To cost an arm and a leg

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Used for something extremely expensive. Literally 'to cost an eye from your face'. Very common in everyday Spanish.
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Meter la pata

To put your foot in it / To make a blunder

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Literally 'to put the paw in it'. Used when someone says or does something embarrassing or wrong. Very common in …
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Tomar el pelo

To pull someone's leg / To tease

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Literally 'to take the hair'. Means to joke at someone's expense or to trick them. Can be affectionate or mean …
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Estar en las nubes

To have one's head in the clouds / To be daydreaming

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Said about someone who is distracted, not paying attention, or living in their imagination rather than reality.
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No pegar ojo

Not to sleep a wink

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Used to describe a completely sleepless night. Literally 'not to stick an eye'. Very common in everyday conversation.
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Estar sin blanca

To be broke / To have no money

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Literally 'to be without a blanca' (an old Spanish coin). A colloquial and informal way to say you have no …
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Llevar la voz cantante

To call the shots / To be in charge

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Literally 'to carry the singing voice'. Describes the person who leads, dominates, or makes the decisions in a situation.
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