Idioms
- 1. ETWINNING 2011 12 FUN WITH IDIOMS POLAND SPAIN (2nd ESO)
- 9. The grass always looks greener on the other side
- 10. As poor as a church mouse
- 11. ONCE IN A BLUE MOON
- 12. N D S A D OG ATS S NG C IT NI R AI GS DO
- 13. Twos company; threes a crowd ________
- 14. To be a bookworm To be a library mouse
- 15. Dont look a gift horse in the mouth
- 16. To pull ones leg In Spanish: To pull ones hair (To regret something)
- 17. To kill two birds with one stone
- 18. All roads lead to Rome
- 19. To take the bull by the horns
- 20. SPANISH IDIOMS
- 21. Literally: BE IN THE LIGHT OF TWO CANDLES English: BE BROKE
- 22. Hablar por hablar To talk for the sake of talking
- 23. Una mentira m叩s grande que una casa A lie bigger than a house
- 24. SPANISH: A palabras necias, o鱈dos sordos LITERAL TRANSLATION: Tosilly words,deaf ears ENGLISH: Turn a deaf ear to foolish comments
- 25. El h叩bito no hace al monje (Literally: The habit doesnt make the monk) CLOTHES DON卒T MAKE THE MAN
- 26. IN SPANISH: HABLAR POR LOS CODOS LITERAL TRANSLATION IN ENGLISH: SPEAK THROUGH YOUR ELBOWS IN ENGLISH: TO TALK NONSTOP
- 28. En abril, aguas mil. In April, thousands of raindrops.
- 29. TIRAR LA CASA POR LA VENTANA Literally: THROWTHE HOUSE THROUGH THEWINDOW Meaning: SPEND A LOT OF MONEY
- 30. Llevarse como el perro y el gato (Literal translation: To get on like the cat and the dog) To fight like cat and dog
- 31. Se pilla antes a un mentiroso que a un cojo. Literally: A liar is caught earlier than a lame English: Lies have short legs
- 32. ENGLISH: There is more to it than meets the eye
- 33. POLISH IDIOMS
- 34. Wierci komu dziur w brzuchu Literally: To drill somebody a hole in a stomach English: Bother someone to do something.
- 35. KAMSTWO MA KRTKIE NOGI ENGLISH IDIOM: A lie has short legs. MEANING: DONT LIE BECAUSE THE TRUTH ALWAYS WINS
- 36. Polish: Midzy motem, a kowadem. Literal Translation: Between hammer and anvil. People in Poland use this idiom when they dont know what should they do. They dont want hurt anyone.
- 37. PITE KOO U WOZU In English: filth wheel in a cart MEANING: something or somebody unnecessary
- 38. Thats all folks!