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a) I have to tell you something that will ________________________________.
b) He ___________________________ when he accidentally told her about the surprise party.
c) Okay, I’ll tell you what I’m going to do, although you’ll probably think that I have __________________________.
d) I’m ________________________ with my teacher because she caught me cheating in the test.
e) I’d better ______________________ now. I’m feeling really exhausted.
f) He is so cute that when he looks at me I get _________________________.
g) We’re all packed and ready to go - we can leave _____________________.
h) I am feeling a bit _______________ – I think I’m getting a cold.
i) Is Samantha really getting married or are you just ___________________?
j) Was your Math exam hard? – No, it was really _______________________.
k) My friend got __________________ and decided not to do a bungee jump.
l) Just __________________________! Let’s think about this for a moment.
m) Tell me who was at the party. I am _______________________________.
n) If you try to please both your father and mother, you can end up ________________________________.
o) I don’t know how you could afford this sports car. It must have ________________________________.
opciones:
in hot water, butterflies in
one’s stomach, under the weather, hold your horses,
a piece of cake, knock one’s
socks off, let the cat out
of the bag, at the drop
of a hat, cost an arm and
a leg, pull one’s leg, caught between
two stools, lose one’s marbles, hit the sack, all ears, cold feet.
Respuestas a la pregunta
Se completa cada oración con su expresión o modismo correcto en inglés:
a) I have to tell you something that will knock one’s socks off.
b) He let the cat out of the bag when he accidentally told her about the surprise party.
c) Okay, I’ll tell you what I’m going to do, although you’ll probably think that I lose one’s marbles.
d) I’m in hot water with my teacher because she caught me cheating on the test.
e) I’d better hit the sack now. I’m feeling really exhausted.
f) He is so cute that when he looks at me, I get butterflies in one’s stomach.
g) We’re all packed and ready to go - we can leave at the drop of a hat.
h) I am feeling a bit under the weather – I think I’m getting a cold.
i) Is Samantha really getting married or are you just pulling one’s leg?
j) Was your Math exam hard? – No, it was really a piece of cake.
k) My friend got cold feet and decided not to do a bungee jump.
l) Just hold your horses! Let’s think about this for a moment.
m) Tell me who was at the party. I am all ears.
n) If you try to please both your father and mother, you can end up caught between two stools.
o) I don’t know how you could afford this sports car. It must have cost an arm and a leg.
Traducción
a) Tengo que decirte algo que te dejará boquiabierto.
b) Dejó salir al gato de la bolsa cuando accidentalmente le contó sobre la fiesta sorpresa.
c) Está bien, te diré lo que voy a hacer, aunque probablemente pensarás que pierdo la cabeza.
d) Estoy en aprietos con mi maestra porque me atrapó haciendo trampa en el examen.
e) Será mejor que me vaya a la cama ahora. Me siento realmente agotado.
f) Él es tan lindo que cuando me mira, a uno le dan mariposas en el estómago.
g) Estamos todos empacados y listos para partir; podemos irnos en un abrir y cerrar de ojos.
h) Me siento un poco mal. Creo que me estoy resfriando.
i) ¿Samantha realmente se va a casar o solo estás bromeando?
j) ¿Tu examen de Matemáticas fue difícil? – No, fue realmente pan comido.
k) Mi amigo se acobardó y decidió no hacer salto bungee.
l) ¡Solo sostenga sus caballos! Pensemos en esto por un momento.
m) Dime quién estaba en la fiesta. Soy todo oídos.
n) Si intentas complacer tanto a su padre como a tu madre, puedes terminar atrapado entre dos taburetes.
o) No sé cómo pudiste pagar este auto deportivo. Debe haber costado un ojo de la cara.
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