This blogger is a comprehensive and in-depth look at all the slang,      vulgarism, curses, and insilts, plus idioms, expressions, and a lot more, available in English. As always with slang, be careful using what you hear; it may not work quite the way you expect.



One of the most difficult aspects of a language to master is the usage of idiomatic expressions. Idiomatic expressions are phrases that carry a specific meaning within the language. Normally, there is no logical way of translating them word by word. The only way to learn them is to memorize them, and to practice their use. Below, you will find a series of Spanish idiomatic expressions grouped by types, according to the verb or the preposition they contain, and their English counterparts.

 

 

America Slang

 

Tomar a broma to take as a joke

tomar la palabra to take the floor

tomar a pecho to take to heart

tomar partido to side with

tomar al pie de la letra to take literally

dar la espalda to turn one’s back

dar a conocer to make known

dar a luz to give birth

dar gusto to please

poner en apuros to put in a jam

poner en claro to make clear

ponerse colorado to blush

poner en duda to question

ponerse de acuerdo to come to an agreement

poner en marcha to start; to get going

poner el grito en el cielo to complain bitterly

ponerse en ridículo to make look ridiculous

poner mala cara to give a dirty look

ponérsele la carne de gallina to get goose pimples

sacar de quicio to drive crazy

faltarle un tornillo to have a screw loose

hablar hasta por los codos to talkin cessantly

ir al grano to get straight to the point

ir viento en popa to run smoothly

no decir ni pío to not say a word

perder de vista to lose sight of

quedar boquiabierto to be left agape in shock or bewilderment

quemarse las pestañas to burn the midnight oil

quitarse de encima to get rid of