ENDANGERED SPECIES

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Idioms

Eat like a horse: eat a lot

Have a memory like an elephant: great memory

 Ace = the best at an activity ('as').

Dork =  stupid and with no friends.

To be the devils advocate: hacer de abogado del diablo

Sitting on the fence: you don´t know what you have to choose

It´s raining cats and dogs: raining a lot

Like water of a duck's back: como si nada

A night owl: ave nocturna

A whale of a time: pasárselo en grande

A wolf in a sheep's clothing: lobo con piel de cordero

Don't count your chickens before the eggs have hatched:No vendas la piel antes de matar al oso.

To let the cat out of the bag: say a secret of someone to others

Elvis has left the building: se acabó lo que se daba

Don't cry over spilt milk: no te arrepientas

Take it with a grain of salt: no te lo tomes a mal

That's the best thing since sliced bread: it is very good

Zebra crossing: paso de cebra

To have egg on your face: quedar en ridículo

Your hands are tied: no puedes ayudar a alguien

Your heart is in the right place: have the best intention

Your heart goes out to someone: sientes simpatía con alguien

Your heart isn´t in it: I don't care

A bad hair day: a bad day

You should let sleeping dogs lie: vamos a dejar las cosas tranquilas

It cost an arm and a leg: it cost a lot

Speak of the devil: hablando del rey de Roma

A gut feeling: instinto

A head start: empezar con ventaja

A kick in the teeth: it feels bad to you

Young blood: young people

Big fish: important person

 Dweeb = shy and clever.

Gnarly = a good lad.

To goof off = to behave as a stupid guy ('hacer el ganso').

Gross = disgusting.

Vocabulary

Youth: the condition of being young  

Draw a crowd:  atraer una multitud 

Draw a curtain: move the curtain

Sloppy: untidy 

 Cheapen: to make cheap or cheaper

Short-shigted: miope

 Flock of birds: group of birds

 Herd of cows: group of cows

 Accuracy: carefully

 Lawn: grass

English expressions

FOR PERMISSION 

'Go ahead!'

'You`d better not...'

'You are not allowed to...'

'Do you mind if...?'

'Would it be right if...?'

OF SYMPATHY

'I offer you my condolences'

'I feel for you'

'What a pity!'

'What a shame!

IN A  RESTAURANT

'Another...?'

'I've had enough'

'I'll have...'

'What do I owe you?'