☀️ Everyday Idioms
Some English idioms turn ordinary situations into memorable images. You can bite the bullet when something unpleasant has to be faced, hold your horses when someone is getting ahead of themselves, or discover that you have hit the nail on the head with exactly the right answer.
These 11 expressions are especially useful in everyday English. They cover effort, patience, luck, mistakes, humor, and the small decisions that can change how a situation turns out.
🏆 Success, Effort & Everyday Idioms
🎬 Actions Speak Louder Than Words
Meaning: What someone does is often more meaningful than what they say they will do.
Example:
He promised to help with the repairs, but he never showed up. Actions speak louder than words.
Lo que alguien hace suele importar más que lo que dice que va a hacer.
🇫🇷 French: Les actes parlent plus fort que les paroles
Ce que quelqu'un fait est souvent plus significatif que ce qu'il dit qu'il fera.
🇩🇪 German: Taten sagen mehr als Worte
Was jemand tut, ist oft bedeutsamer als das, was er zu tun verspricht.
🇮🇹 Italian: I fatti parlano più delle parole
Quello che qualcuno fa è spesso più significativo di quello che dice che farà.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: As atitudes falam mais alto que as palavras
O que alguém faz costuma importar mais do que o que a pessoa diz que vai fazer.
💡 Usage: This expression is often used when someone's behavior does not match their promises, or when their actions provide stronger evidence of their intentions.
Meaning: What someone does is often more meaningful than what they say they will do.
Example:
He promised to help with the repairs, but he never showed up. Actions speak louder than words.
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🇪🇸 Spanish: Las acciones hablan más que las palabrasLo que alguien hace suele importar más que lo que dice que va a hacer.
🇫🇷 French: Les actes parlent plus fort que les paroles
Ce que quelqu'un fait est souvent plus significatif que ce qu'il dit qu'il fera.
🇩🇪 German: Taten sagen mehr als Worte
Was jemand tut, ist oft bedeutsamer als das, was er zu tun verspricht.
🇮🇹 Italian: I fatti parlano più delle parole
Quello che qualcuno fa è spesso più significativo di quello che dice che farà.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: As atitudes falam mais alto que as palavras
O que alguém faz costuma importar mais do que o que a pessoa diz que vai fazer.
💡 Usage: This expression is often used when someone's behavior does not match their promises, or when their actions provide stronger evidence of their intentions.
🔄 Back to Square One
Meaning: To return to the beginning of a process after an attempt has failed or a plan has not worked.
Example:
The prototype looked promising, but the main component failed the safety test, so we're back to square one.
Volver al principio de un proceso después de que un intento falle o un plan no funcione.
🇫🇷 French: Revenir à la case départ
Revenir au début d'un processus après l'échec d'une tentative ou d'un plan.
🇩🇪 German: Zurück auf Los
Wieder am Anfang eines Prozesses stehen, nachdem ein Versuch oder Plan gescheitert ist.
🇮🇹 Italian: Tornare al punto di partenza
Tornare all'inizio di un processo dopo che un tentativo è fallito o un piano non ha funzionato.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Voltar à estaca zero
Voltar ao começo de um processo depois que uma tentativa falhou ou um plano não deu certo.
💡 Usage: This expression is common when a project, plan, or problem-solving process has to restart after a setback.
Meaning: To return to the beginning of a process after an attempt has failed or a plan has not worked.
Example:
The prototype looked promising, but the main component failed the safety test, so we're back to square one.
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🇪🇸 Spanish: Volver a empezar de ceroVolver al principio de un proceso después de que un intento falle o un plan no funcione.
🇫🇷 French: Revenir à la case départ
Revenir au début d'un processus après l'échec d'une tentative ou d'un plan.
🇩🇪 German: Zurück auf Los
Wieder am Anfang eines Prozesses stehen, nachdem ein Versuch oder Plan gescheitert ist.
🇮🇹 Italian: Tornare al punto di partenza
Tornare all'inizio di un processo dopo che un tentativo è fallito o un piano non ha funzionato.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Voltar à estaca zero
Voltar ao começo de um processo depois que uma tentativa falhou ou um plano não deu certo.
💡 Usage: This expression is common when a project, plan, or problem-solving process has to restart after a setback.
🦷 Bite the Bullet
Meaning: To face something difficult, unpleasant, or unavoidable with courage and determination.
Example:
I've been avoiding the dentist for months, but I finally decided to bite the bullet and make the appointment.
Enfrentar con valor y decisión algo difícil, desagradable o inevitable.
🇫🇷 French: Serrer les dents
Affronter avec courage et détermination quelque chose de difficile, de désagréable ou d'inévitable.
🇩🇪 German: In den sauren Apfel beißen
Etwas Schwieriges, Unangenehmes oder Unvermeidbares mit Mut und Entschlossenheit angehen.
🇮🇹 Italian: Stringere i denti
Affrontare con coraggio e determinazione qualcosa di difficile, sgradevole o inevitabile.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Engolir o sapo / encarar de uma vez
Enfrentar com coragem e determinação algo difícil, desagradável ou inevitável.
🕰️ Origin: A popular explanation connects the expression with soldiers who were supposedly given a bullet to bite during painful medical treatment. The exact historical details are uncertain, but the image became a familiar metaphor for enduring something unpleasant.
Meaning: To face something difficult, unpleasant, or unavoidable with courage and determination.
Example:
I've been avoiding the dentist for months, but I finally decided to bite the bullet and make the appointment.
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🇪🇸 Spanish: Hacer de tripas corazónEnfrentar con valor y decisión algo difícil, desagradable o inevitable.
🇫🇷 French: Serrer les dents
Affronter avec courage et détermination quelque chose de difficile, de désagréable ou d'inévitable.
🇩🇪 German: In den sauren Apfel beißen
Etwas Schwieriges, Unangenehmes oder Unvermeidbares mit Mut und Entschlossenheit angehen.
🇮🇹 Italian: Stringere i denti
Affrontare con coraggio e determinazione qualcosa di difficile, sgradevole o inevitabile.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Engolir o sapo / encarar de uma vez
Enfrentar com coragem e determinação algo difícil, desagradável ou inevitável.
🕰️ Origin: A popular explanation connects the expression with soldiers who were supposedly given a bullet to bite during painful medical treatment. The exact historical details are uncertain, but the image became a familiar metaphor for enduring something unpleasant.
🤞 Cross Your Fingers
Meaning: To hope that something will have a good result or bring good luck.
Example:
I've sent in the application, so now I'm crossing my fingers and hoping they call me back.
Esperar que algo salga bien o traiga buena suerte.
🇫🇷 French: Croiser les doigts
Espérer qu'une chose ait un bon résultat ou porte chance.
🇩🇪 German: Die Daumen drücken
Hoffen, dass etwas gut ausgeht oder Glück bringt.
🇮🇹 Italian: Incrociare le dita
Sperare che qualcosa vada bene o porti fortuna.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Cruzar os dedos
Torcer para que alguma coisa dê certo ou traga sorte.
🕰️ Origin: Crossing the fingers has a long association with wishing for good fortune. The exact history of the gesture is uncertain, so it is best understood simply as an old good-luck custom.
Meaning: To hope that something will have a good result or bring good luck.
Example:
I've sent in the application, so now I'm crossing my fingers and hoping they call me back.
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🇪🇸 Spanish: Cruzar los dedosEsperar que algo salga bien o traiga buena suerte.
🇫🇷 French: Croiser les doigts
Espérer qu'une chose ait un bon résultat ou porte chance.
🇩🇪 German: Die Daumen drücken
Hoffen, dass etwas gut ausgeht oder Glück bringt.
🇮🇹 Italian: Incrociare le dita
Sperare che qualcosa vada bene o porti fortuna.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Cruzar os dedos
Torcer para que alguma coisa dê certo ou traga sorte.
🕰️ Origin: Crossing the fingers has a long association with wishing for good fortune. The exact history of the gesture is uncertain, so it is best understood simply as an old good-luck custom.
🐢 Easy Does It
Meaning: Go slowly, gently, or carefully rather than rushing.
Example:
Easy does it with that glass table. The legs are much less stable than they look.
Ir despacio, con suavidad o con cuidado, en vez de precipitarse.
🇫🇷 French: Doucement / vas-y mollo
Aller lentement, délicatement ou prudemment, plutôt que de se précipiter.
🇩🇪 German: Immer mit der Ruhe / sachte
Langsam, behutsam oder vorsichtig vorgehen, statt zu hetzen.
🇮🇹 Italian: Piano / con calma
Andare piano, con delicatezza o con attenzione, invece di affrettarsi.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Devagar / com calma
Ir devagar, com jeito ou com cuidado, em vez de se apressar.
💡 Usage: This short expression is often used when moving something fragile, handling a delicate situation, or encouraging someone not to rush.
Meaning: Go slowly, gently, or carefully rather than rushing.
Example:
Easy does it with that glass table. The legs are much less stable than they look.
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🇪🇸 Spanish: Despacio / con cuidadoIr despacio, con suavidad o con cuidado, en vez de precipitarse.
🇫🇷 French: Doucement / vas-y mollo
Aller lentement, délicatement ou prudemment, plutôt que de se précipiter.
🇩🇪 German: Immer mit der Ruhe / sachte
Langsam, behutsam oder vorsichtig vorgehen, statt zu hetzen.
🇮🇹 Italian: Piano / con calma
Andare piano, con delicatezza o con attenzione, invece di affrettarsi.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Devagar / com calma
Ir devagar, com jeito ou com cuidado, em vez de se apressar.
💡 Usage: This short expression is often used when moving something fragile, handling a delicate situation, or encouraging someone not to rush.
🦶 Get Off on the Wrong Foot
Meaning: To begin a relationship or situation badly.
Example:
I got off on the wrong foot with my new neighbor when I accidentally parked in her usual spot.
Empezar mal una relación o una situación.
🇫🇷 French: Partir du mauvais pied
Commencer mal une relation ou une situation.
🇩🇪 German: Mit dem falschen Fuß aufstehen / schlecht starten
Eine Beziehung oder Lage schlecht beginnen.
🇮🇹 Italian: Partire col piede sbagliato
Iniziare male un rapporto o una situazione.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Começar com o pé esquerdo
Começar mal um relacionamento ou uma situação.
🕰️ Origin: The expression uses the idea of starting with the wrong foot in a physical movement, as if the first step has already gone wrong. It developed into a metaphor for a poor beginning.
Meaning: To begin a relationship or situation badly.
Example:
I got off on the wrong foot with my new neighbor when I accidentally parked in her usual spot.
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🇪🇸 Spanish: Empezar con mal pieEmpezar mal una relación o una situación.
🇫🇷 French: Partir du mauvais pied
Commencer mal une relation ou une situation.
🇩🇪 German: Mit dem falschen Fuß aufstehen / schlecht starten
Eine Beziehung oder Lage schlecht beginnen.
🇮🇹 Italian: Partire col piede sbagliato
Iniziare male un rapporto o una situazione.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Começar com o pé esquerdo
Começar mal um relacionamento ou uma situação.
🕰️ Origin: The expression uses the idea of starting with the wrong foot in a physical movement, as if the first step has already gone wrong. It developed into a metaphor for a poor beginning.
🔨 Hit the Nail on the Head
Meaning: To be exactly right about something or identify the main point accurately.
Example:
You hit the nail on the head when you said the real problem wasn't the price, but the confusing instructions.
Acertar exactamente o identificar el punto principal con precisión.
🇫🇷 French: Mettre dans le mille
Avoir exactement raison ou identifier le point essentiel avec justesse.
🇩🇪 German: Den Nagel auf den Kopf treffen
Genau richtig liegen oder den Kernpunkt treffend benennen.
🇮🇹 Italian: Centrare il punto
Avere esattamente ragione o individuare con precisione il punto principale.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Acertar na mosca
Estar exatamente certo ou identificar o ponto principal com precisão.
🕰️ Origin: The expression comes from the simple image of striking a nail precisely on its head with a hammer. A perfectly accurate observation is similarly described as hitting the nail on the head.
Meaning: To be exactly right about something or identify the main point accurately.
Example:
You hit the nail on the head when you said the real problem wasn't the price, but the confusing instructions.
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🇪🇸 Spanish: Dar en el clavoAcertar exactamente o identificar el punto principal con precisión.
🇫🇷 French: Mettre dans le mille
Avoir exactement raison ou identifier le point essentiel avec justesse.
🇩🇪 German: Den Nagel auf den Kopf treffen
Genau richtig liegen oder den Kernpunkt treffend benennen.
🇮🇹 Italian: Centrare il punto
Avere esattamente ragione o individuare con precisione il punto principale.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Acertar na mosca
Estar exatamente certo ou identificar o ponto principal com precisão.
🕰️ Origin: The expression comes from the simple image of striking a nail precisely on its head with a hammer. A perfectly accurate observation is similarly described as hitting the nail on the head.
🐎 Hold Your Horses
Meaning: Wait, slow down, or be more patient before taking action.
Example:
Hold your horses. We haven't even seen the house yet, and you're already planning where to put the furniture.
Espera, ve más despacio o ten más paciencia antes de actuar.
🇫🇷 French: Du calme / attends un peu
Attendre, ralentir ou être plus patient avant d'agir.
🇩🇪 German: Immer mit der Ruhe / nicht so hastig
Warten, langsamer machen oder geduldiger sein, bevor man handelt.
🇮🇹 Italian: Frena / calma
Aspettare, rallentare o avere più pazienza prima di agire.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Calma aí / segura a ansiedade
Esperar, ir mais devagar ou ter mais paciência antes de agir.
🕰️ Origin: The expression uses the literal image of holding horses back to keep them from moving forward too quickly. It became a humorous way to tell a person to slow down or wait.
Meaning: Wait, slow down, or be more patient before taking action.
Example:
Hold your horses. We haven't even seen the house yet, and you're already planning where to put the furniture.
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🇪🇸 Spanish: Para el carro / espera un momentoEspera, ve más despacio o ten más paciencia antes de actuar.
🇫🇷 French: Du calme / attends un peu
Attendre, ralentir ou être plus patient avant d'agir.
🇩🇪 German: Immer mit der Ruhe / nicht so hastig
Warten, langsamer machen oder geduldiger sein, bevor man handelt.
🇮🇹 Italian: Frena / calma
Aspettare, rallentare o avere più pazienza prima di agire.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Calma aí / segura a ansiedade
Esperar, ir mais devagar ou ter mais paciência antes de agir.
🕰️ Origin: The expression uses the literal image of holding horses back to keep them from moving forward too quickly. It became a humorous way to tell a person to slow down or wait.
🦵 Pull Someone's Leg
Meaning: To joke with someone or tease them by making them believe something that is not true.
Example:
Don't panic. I was only pulling your leg when I said the meeting had been moved to six in the morning.
Bromear o gastar una broma haciendo creer algo que no es verdad.
🇫🇷 French: Faire marcher quelqu'un
Plaisanter ou taquiner quelqu'un en lui faisant croire quelque chose de faux.
🇩🇪 German: Jemand auf den Arm nehmen
Jemanden necken oder zum Scherz etwas Unwahres glauben machen.
🇮🇹 Italian: Prendere in giro qualcuno
Scherzarci o prendere in giro facendo credere qualcosa che non è vero.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Puxar a perna de alguém / zoar
Brincar ou provocar alguém fazendo a pessoa acreditar em algo que não é verdade.
💡 Usage: The expression usually suggests playful teasing rather than a serious attempt to deceive someone.
Meaning: To joke with someone or tease them by making them believe something that is not true.
Example:
Don't panic. I was only pulling your leg when I said the meeting had been moved to six in the morning.
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🇪🇸 Spanish: Tomarle el pelo a alguienBromear o gastar una broma haciendo creer algo que no es verdad.
🇫🇷 French: Faire marcher quelqu'un
Plaisanter ou taquiner quelqu'un en lui faisant croire quelque chose de faux.
🇩🇪 German: Jemand auf den Arm nehmen
Jemanden necken oder zum Scherz etwas Unwahres glauben machen.
🇮🇹 Italian: Prendere in giro qualcuno
Scherzarci o prendere in giro facendo credere qualcosa che non è vero.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Puxar a perna de alguém / zoar
Brincar ou provocar alguém fazendo a pessoa acreditar em algo que não é verdade.
💡 Usage: The expression usually suggests playful teasing rather than a serious attempt to deceive someone.
🎲 Roll the Dice
Meaning: To take a chance when the result is uncertain.
Example:
Starting a business is a big risk, but sometimes you have to roll the dice if you believe strongly enough in the idea.
Probar suerte cuando el resultado es incierto.
🇫🇷 French: Tenter le coup / lancer les dés
Prendre un risque quand le résultat est incertain.
🇩🇪 German: Das Risiko eingehen / die Würfel werfen
Eine Chance wagen, wenn das Ergebnis unsicher ist.
🇮🇹 Italian: Lanciare i dadi / tentare la sorte
Correre un rischio quando il risultato è incerto.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Arriscar / jogar os dados
Correr um risco quando o resultado é incerto.
🕰️ Origin: The expression comes directly from gambling with dice, where the result depends on chance. It is now commonly used for decisions involving uncertainty and risk.
Meaning: To take a chance when the result is uncertain.
Example:
Starting a business is a big risk, but sometimes you have to roll the dice if you believe strongly enough in the idea.
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🇪🇸 Spanish: Arriesgarse / tirar los dadosProbar suerte cuando el resultado es incierto.
🇫🇷 French: Tenter le coup / lancer les dés
Prendre un risque quand le résultat est incertain.
🇩🇪 German: Das Risiko eingehen / die Würfel werfen
Eine Chance wagen, wenn das Ergebnis unsicher ist.
🇮🇹 Italian: Lanciare i dadi / tentare la sorte
Correre un rischio quando il risultato è incerto.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Arriscar / jogar os dados
Correr um risco quando o resultado é incerto.
🕰️ Origin: The expression comes directly from gambling with dice, where the result depends on chance. It is now commonly used for decisions involving uncertainty and risk.
😈 Speak of the Devil
Meaning: Said when the person you have just been talking about unexpectedly appears.
Example:
We were just talking about your old roommate. Speak of the devil - here he is now.
Se dice cuando aparece de pronto la persona de la que acababas de hablar.
🇫🇷 French: Quand on parle du loup
Se dit quand la personne dont on vient de parler apparaît soudain.
🇩🇪 German: Wenn man vom Teufel spricht
Sagt man, wenn die Person, über die man gerade gesprochen hat, unerwartet auftaucht.
🇮🇹 Italian: Parli del diavolo
Si dice quando compare all'improvviso la persona di cui si stava parlando.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Falando no diabo
Dito quando a pessoa de quem você acabou de falar aparece de repente.
🕰️ Origin: The expression is a shortened form of an older saying associated with the idea that mentioning the devil could cause him to appear. Today it is normally used playfully and has no serious supernatural meaning.
Meaning: Said when the person you have just been talking about unexpectedly appears.
Example:
We were just talking about your old roommate. Speak of the devil - here he is now.
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🇪🇸 Spanish: Hablando del rey de RomaSe dice cuando aparece de pronto la persona de la que acababas de hablar.
🇫🇷 French: Quand on parle du loup
Se dit quand la personne dont on vient de parler apparaît soudain.
🇩🇪 German: Wenn man vom Teufel spricht
Sagt man, wenn die Person, über die man gerade gesprochen hat, unerwartet auftaucht.
🇮🇹 Italian: Parli del diavolo
Si dice quando compare all'improvviso la persona di cui si stava parlando.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Falando no diabo
Dito quando a pessoa de quem você acabou de falar aparece de repente.
🕰️ Origin: The expression is a shortened form of an older saying associated with the idea that mentioning the devil could cause him to appear. Today it is normally used playfully and has no serious supernatural meaning.
🧠 Useful Distinctions
🦷 Bite the bullet vs. 🐢 Easy does it
These expressions can both be useful when something difficult needs to happen, but they suggest opposite approaches.
Bite the bullet means to accept something difficult and face it.
Easy does it means to slow down and handle something carefully.
Example: You might bite the bullet and finally start a difficult project, then remind yourself easy does it while working through the complicated parts.
These expressions can both be useful when something difficult needs to happen, but they suggest opposite approaches.
Bite the bullet means to accept something difficult and face it.
Easy does it means to slow down and handle something carefully.
Example: You might bite the bullet and finally start a difficult project, then remind yourself easy does it while working through the complicated parts.
🔄 Back to square one vs. 🦶 Get off on the wrong foot
Both expressions describe problems with progress, but they happen at different stages.
Get off on the wrong foot means to start badly.
Back to square one means you have returned to the beginning after something has failed or gone wrong.
You can get off on the wrong foot during the first meeting with someone. If the entire plan later collapses, you may find yourself back to square one.
Both expressions describe problems with progress, but they happen at different stages.
Get off on the wrong foot means to start badly.
Back to square one means you have returned to the beginning after something has failed or gone wrong.
You can get off on the wrong foot during the first meeting with someone. If the entire plan later collapses, you may find yourself back to square one.
🐎 Hold your horses vs. 🎲 Roll the dice
These expressions can appear in situations involving decisions, but they encourage very different behavior.
Hold your horses means wait and do not rush.
Roll the dice means accept uncertainty and take a chance.
Sometimes the best decision is to hold your horses and gather more information. Other times, you have enough information and simply have to roll the dice.
These expressions can appear in situations involving decisions, but they encourage very different behavior.
Hold your horses means wait and do not rush.
Roll the dice means accept uncertainty and take a chance.
Sometimes the best decision is to hold your horses and gather more information. Other times, you have enough information and simply have to roll the dice.
🔨 Hit the nail on the head vs. 🎬 Actions speak louder than words
These expressions can both be used when someone gets something right, but they focus on different things.
Hit the nail on the head means to identify or describe something exactly.
Actions speak louder than words means behavior provides stronger evidence than promises or statements.
A manager might hit the nail on the head when explaining why a project failed, while an employee can show commitment by proving that actions speak louder than words.
These expressions can both be used when someone gets something right, but they focus on different things.
Hit the nail on the head means to identify or describe something exactly.
Actions speak louder than words means behavior provides stronger evidence than promises or statements.
A manager might hit the nail on the head when explaining why a project failed, while an employee can show commitment by proving that actions speak louder than words.
💬 Idioms in Everyday English
🐎 "Hold your horses. We haven't decided anything yet."
A playful way to tell someone to slow down or wait before acting.
🇫🇷 Du calme. On n'a encore rien décidé.
🇩🇪 Immer mit der Ruhe. Wir haben noch gar nichts entschieden.
🇮🇹 Frena. Non abbiamo ancora deciso niente.
🇵🇹 Calma aí. A gente ainda não decidiu nada.
A playful way to tell someone to slow down or wait before acting.
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🇪🇸 Para el carro. Todavía no hemos decidido nada.🇫🇷 Du calme. On n'a encore rien décidé.
🇩🇪 Immer mit der Ruhe. Wir haben noch gar nichts entschieden.
🇮🇹 Frena. Non abbiamo ancora deciso niente.
🇵🇹 Calma aí. A gente ainda não decidiu nada.
🦷 "I really don't want to make that phone call, but I guess I'll bite the bullet."
The speaker knows something unpleasant needs to be done and has decided to face it.
🇫🇷 Je n'ai vraiment pas envie de passer cet appel, mais je vais serrer les dents.
🇩🇪 Ich will diesen Anruf wirklich nicht machen, aber ich beiße wohl in den sauren Apfel.
🇮🇹 Davvero non voglio fare quella telefonata, ma credo che stringerò i denti.
🇵🇹 Eu realmente não quero fazer essa ligação, mas acho que vou encarar de uma vez.
The speaker knows something unpleasant needs to be done and has decided to face it.
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🇪🇸 De verdad no quiero hacer esa llamada, pero supongo que haré de tripas corazón.🇫🇷 Je n'ai vraiment pas envie de passer cet appel, mais je vais serrer les dents.
🇩🇪 Ich will diesen Anruf wirklich nicht machen, aber ich beiße wohl in den sauren Apfel.
🇮🇹 Davvero non voglio fare quella telefonata, ma credo che stringerò i denti.
🇵🇹 Eu realmente não quero fazer essa ligação, mas acho que vou encarar de uma vez.
🦵 "Relax, I'm just pulling your leg."
A common way to reveal that something said as a joke was not meant to be taken seriously.
🇫🇷 Détends-toi, je te faisais juste marcher.
🇩🇪 Entspann dich, ich hab dich nur auf den Arm genommen.
🇮🇹 Stai tranquillo, ti stavo solo prendendo in giro.
🇵🇹 Relaxa, eu só estava zoando.
A common way to reveal that something said as a joke was not meant to be taken seriously.
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🇪🇸 Tranquilo, solo te estaba tomando el pelo.🇫🇷 Détends-toi, je te faisais juste marcher.
🇩🇪 Entspann dich, ich hab dich nur auf den Arm genommen.
🇮🇹 Stai tranquillo, ti stavo solo prendendo in giro.
🇵🇹 Relaxa, eu só estava zoando.
🔨 "You hit the nail on the head. That's exactly why the plan failed."
This tells someone that their explanation or observation is exactly right.
🇫🇷 Tu as mis dans le mille. C'est exactement pour ça que le plan a échoué.
🇩🇪 Du hast den Nagel auf den Kopf getroffen. Genau deshalb ist der Plan gescheitert.
🇮🇹 Hai centrato il punto. È proprio per questo che il piano è fallito.
🇵🇹 Você acertou na mosca. É exatamente por isso que o plano falhou.
This tells someone that their explanation or observation is exactly right.
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🇪🇸 Has dado en el clavo. Por eso exactamente falló el plan.🇫🇷 Tu as mis dans le mille. C'est exactement pour ça que le plan a échoué.
🇩🇪 Du hast den Nagel auf den Kopf getroffen. Genau deshalb ist der Plan gescheitert.
🇮🇹 Hai centrato il punto. È proprio per questo che il piano è fallito.
🇵🇹 Você acertou na mosca. É exatamente por isso que o plano falhou.
🏆 Final Practice
English in the Real World:
Read the situation. Choose the idiom that matches it best.
Read the situation. Choose the idiom that matches it best.
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