(lit. (lit.: tie someone close)Īusente sin culpa ni presente sin disculpa keep someone on a short leash keep someone under tight rein. (lit.: to bring coals or embers to one’s sardine) put one’s own interests first work things to one’s advantage. cause a ruckus have all hell break loose. (lit.: new year, new life used as a greeting or statement around Jan. (lit.: animal n.b.: applies to both sexes and is insulating)
(lit.: to walk like a donkey wihout a leash) backwards the other way around the opposite (reversed form of "al pedo" used mostly in the Cono del Sur) (lit.: to the devil n.b.: used as an expression of frustration or anger) (lit.: at the finish of)ĭamn it drat darn it. when all’s said and done when it comes down to it. golden oldie, to recent coinages like shizzle (gangsta. This new edition of McGraw-Hill’s Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions offers complete definitions of more than 12,000 slang and informal expressions from various sources, ranging from golden oldies such as. (n.b.: said when encouraging yourself or others to start working) More bling for the buck The 1 guide to American slang is now bigger, more up-to-date, and easier to use. as (something happens or happened) in the process of (something happening) (lit.: at the distant allso in the form “a los lejos.”) in the long run long-term in the long term. Intemperie refers to the weather and other forces in the physical, natural world, particularly as experienced without the benefits of technology, particularly modern technology) (lit.: on legs/feet used with the verbs estar or andar) in the short run short-term in the short term. A B C D E F G H I J L M N O P Q R S T U V Y Z
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