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Idiomas e expresións / Idioms and Expressions - Lexicon

Romper o xeo
Break the ice
Morde a bala
Bite the bullet
Hit the sack
Deixa que o gato saia da bolsa
Let the cat out of the bag
Anaco de pastel
Piece of cake
Custa un ollo da cara
Costs an arm and a leg
Baixo o tempo
Under the weather
Unha vez na lúa azul
Once in a blue moon
Falar do demo.
Speak of the devil
Verse cara a cara
See eye to eye
Matar dous paxaros dun tiro
Kill two birds with one stone
Deixa que os cans durman deite
Let sleeping dogs lie
Ladrar á árbore equivocada
Bark up the wrong tree
Deu no cravo
Hit the nail on the head
Cut corners
Queima o aceite da medianoite
Burn the midnight oil
Anda con rodeos
Beat around the bush
Pola pel dos teus dentes
By the skin of your teeth
Engadir leña ao lume
Add fuel to the fire
De volta á mesa de debuxo
Back to the drawing board
Morde máis do que podes mastigar
Bite off more than you can chew
Chorar sobre o leite derramado
Cry over spilt milk
Ir ao grano
Cut to the chase
Avogado do demo
Devil’s advocate
Sentíndose mal do tempo
Feeling under the weather
Proba a túa propia medicina
Get a taste of your own medicine
Dá o beneficio da dúbida
Give the benefit of the doubt
Fai un esforzo adicional
Go the extra mile
Sae á estrada
Hit the road
Na calor do momento
In the heat of the moment
Sube ao carro da moda
Jump on the bandwagon
Salta a pistola
Jump the gun
Manteña o queixo erguido
Keep your chin up
Matar o tempo
Kill time
Fai unha historia longa curta
Make a long story short
Perder o barco
Miss the boat
Sen dor non hai ganancia
No pain no gain
On the ball
Tirarlle a perna a alguén
Pull someone’s leg
Tómao con pinzas
Take it with a grain of salt
A pelota está no teu campo
The ball is in your court
O mellor dos dous mundos
The best of both worlds
Tira a toalla
Throw in the towel
Up in the air
A túa adiviña é tan boa coma a miña
Your guess is as good as mine
Morder o po
Bite the dust
Elefante na habitación
Elephant in the room
Golpea o bote
Hit the jackpot