BOOT (JAMES)

TO BE THE TOP DOG

WHEN YOU ARE THE TOP DOG YOU ARE THE BOSS. YOU ARE THE MOST IMPORTANT PERSON, YOU TELL OTHERS WHAT THEY HAVE TO DO. IN SPAIN WE SAY: SER EL MACHO DOMINANTE BUT AFTER STEPHANIE MEYERS NOVELS WE CAN SAY TO BE EL MACHO ALFA.
SOMETIMES IT IS USED TO SAY THAT THE PERSON CALLED TOP DOG IS THE PERSON WHO HAS EXPERIENCE DOING SOMETHING. SER PERRO VIEJO.
SO DON'T WORRY AND TRY TO BE THE TOP DOG, ALTHOUGH EVERY DOG HAS ITS DAY AND ALTHOUGH HAVING A DOG'S LIFE. BUT NEVER GO TO THE DOGS.
I LOVE MY SHIH TZU.

TO BE AS VAIN AS A PEACOCK

THE PEACOCK IS A GREAT BIRD. MALE PEACOCK NEEDS TO SHOW ALL HIS FEATHERS TO ATTRACK FEMALE PEACOCK. IT IS VERY BEAUTIFULL BUT IT IS TOO VAIN TOO. WHEN THE ONLY IMPORTANT THING FOR YOU IS YOUR APPEARANCE, WE CAN SAY THAT YOU ARE AS VAIN AS A PEACOCK. IN SPAIN WE SAY THE SAME: SER TAN VANIDOSO COMO UN PAVO REAL.

TO BE AS STUBBORN AS A MULE

WHEN YOU REFUSE DOING SOMETHING, OR YOU HAVE A CLEAR IDEA ABOUT WHAT TO DO AND YOU ARE NOT ABLE TO LISTEN ANY OTHER IDEA, YOU CAN SAY THAT YOU ARE AS STUBBORNAS A MULE. TERCO COMO UNA MULA.

TONGUE TWISTER

IT IS NOT AN IDIOM, IT IS A VOCABULARY WORD. IN SPAIN WE HAVE THE TWISTER ICE CREAM, TWISTER THE MOVIE AND NOW WE HAVE TONGUE TWISTER: TRABALENGUAS, SO BE CAREFUL, I'LL WRITE SOME TONGUE TWISTER.
TRY TO SAY THE TONGUE TWISTER THAT APPEARS ON THE PICTURE.

THE TOOTH FAIRY

I THINK IT IS NOT AN IDIOM, MAYBE A VOCABULARY WORD BUT... I THINK THAT IT IS VERY STRANGE THAT A FAIRY COLLECTS TEETH BUT HERE IN SPAIN WE HAVE THE LOVELY RATONCITO PÉREZ, SO I'M NOT GOING TO SAY ANYTHING MORE.

TO MAKE ENDS MEET

WE ARE TALKING ABOUT MONEY. WE HAVE TO PAY SOME BILLS IF WE HAVE ENOUGHT MONEY TO PAY THEM WE MAKE ENDS TO MEET. WHEN THE MONEY YOU PAID WITH AND THE MONEY YOU EARN IS THE SAME AMOUNT, YOU ARE MAKING ENDS MEET. THE PROBLEM IS WHEN YOU SPENT MORE MONEY THAN YOU HAVE.

SOMETIMES, UNFORTUNATELY IS VERY DIFFICULT TO GET TO THE END OF THE MONTH WITH THE MONEY THAT SOME FAMILIES HAVE.

TO SPILL THE BEANS

TO SPILL THE BEANS IS SIMILAR TO THE CAT IS OUT THE BAG. WHEN SOMEONE SPILLS THE BEANS, THE SECRET IS NOT JUST A SECRET BECAUSE EVERYONE KNOWS IT. DESCUBRIR EL PASTEL.

TO SORT A PROBLEM OUT

WHEN YOU HAVE A PROBLEM AND YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO, BUT SUDDENLY AN IDEA APPEARS IN YOUR MIND AND YOU SOLVE IT YOU CAN SAY THAT YOU SORT THE PROBLEM OUT. IN SPANISH IS VERY SIMILAR: RESOLVER EL PROBLEMA.

TO SLIP MY MIND

WHEN YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT SOMETHING AND SUDDENLY YOU FORGET IT YOU CAN SAY: IT SLIPS MY MIND. IT IS QUITE SIMILAR TO ANOTHER IDIOM THAT APPEARED IN THE BLOG: MY MIND GOES BLANK. IN SPANISH WE SAY: SE ME HA IDO DE LA CABEZA.

HE MADE A RIGHT PIG'S EAR OF IT

WHEN YOU ARE TRYING TO DO SOMETHING AND YOU DIDN'T DO IT AS WELL AS IT SUPPOSED YOU ARE MAKING A RIGHT PIG'S EAR OF IT. WHEN WORKERS IN THE PICTURE ENDED THEIR WORK AND SUDDENLY THEY READ THE LETTERS PAINTED IN THE GROUND OF THE ROAD, PROBABLY THEY SAID: OH NO! WE HAVE MADE A RIGHT PIG'S EAR OF IT. IN SPANISH WE SAY: SALIR UN CHURRO, HACERLO MUY MAL.

AND PIGS MIGHT FLY

WHEN YOU ARE LISTENING THINGS THAT YOU KNOW THERE AREN'T TRUE, WHEN A FRIEND IS BLOWING HER OWN TRUMPET, OR WHEN SOMEONE ASKS YOU TO DO A THING YOU DON'T WANT TO DO, YOU CAN ASNWER: YES, AND PIGS MIGHT FLY! IN SPAIN WE HAVE ANOTHER ANIMAL: CUANDO LAS RANAS CRIEN PELO.

TO TURN OVER A NEW LEAF

WHEN YOU ARE STARTING A NEW LIFE, OR WHEN YOU CHANGE THE LIFE YOU HAD, PROBABLY YOU ARE TURNING OVER A NEW LEAF. IF YOU CHANGE YOUR MIND, YOUR HABITS IN YOUR LIFE, YOU ARE TURNING A NEW LEAF. AFTER BREAKING UP, AFTER A DISASTER IN YOUR LIFE... DON'T WORRY AND TURN OVER A NEW LEAF. IN SPANISH WE SAY: BORRÓN Y CUENTA NUEVA.

LET THE CAT OUT THE BAG

IF YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT SECRETS AND YOU CAN'T HOLD YOUR TONGUE, PROBABLY YOU WILL LET THE CAT OUT THE BAG. WHEN THE SECRET IS SPOTTED, THE CAT WILL BE OUT THE BAG. IN SPANISH WE HAVE: SE HA DESCUBIERTO EL PASTEL. AND THAT MEANS: IRSE DE LA LENGUA. SO BE CAREFUL AND IF YOU KNOW A SECRET DON'T LET THE CAT OUT THE BAG.

HOLD YOUR TONGUE

WHEN A PERSON TALKS AND TALKS... AND YOU DON'T WANT TO LISTEN, YOU HAVE A HEADACHE, OR IF HE IS TALKING NONSENSES, YOU CAN SAY: HOLD YOUR TONGUE! IF THE PERSON IS GOING TO TELL A SECRET, YOU CAN SAY HOLD YOUR TONGUE! TOO. IN SPAINISH IS: "CÁLLATE LA BOCA!"

HAVE YOU LOST YOUR TONGUE?

WHEN YOU ASKING SOMETHING TO SOMEONE AND THER IS NOT ANSWER, YOU CAN ASK: HAVE YOU LOST YOUR TONGUE?. IN SPANISH WE CAN SAY: ¿TE HA COMIDO LA LENGUA EL GATO?

TO HAVE GOT ANOTHER FISH TO FRY

THIS IDIOM IS VERY EASY, IT MEANS THAT YOU HAVE OTHER IMPORTANT THINGS TO DO. SO IF SOMEONE TELL YOU THIS IDIOMS YOU'D BETTER TO SHUT UP AND GO AWAY, BECAUSE HE DOESN'T WANT TO BE WITH YOU OR TO DO WHAT EVER YOU ARE ASKING TO DO IN THAT MOMENT. HE HAS GOT ANOTHER SISH TO FRY. tIENE OTRAS COSAS QUE HACER.

TO LIVE FROM HAND TO MOUTH

WHEN YOU ARE NOT A RICH PERSON, WHEN YOU ARE A MILURISTA OR SOMETHING WORSE, WHEN YOU ARE A BEGGAR AND YOU DON'T HAVE ENOUGHT MONEY TO SURVIVE A MONTH, YOU CAN SAY THAT YOU LIVE FROM HAND TO MOUTH. SO EVERY MONEY YOU EARN YOU HAVE TO SPENT IT ON FOODS. SO THWE MONEY YOU EARN WITH YOUR HANDS, BECOMES ON FOOD YOU EAT WITH YOUR MOUTH.

TO GO TO DOGS

THE MEANING OF THIS IDIOM IN SPANISH IS: ECHARSE A PERDER. WHEN YOU START

WITH DRUGS, WHEN YOU STOP STUDING, WHEN YOU DON'T WORK BECAUSE YOU DON'T WANT, WHEN YOU WASTE YOUR TIME AND YOUR MONEY... YOU ARE GOING TO THE DOGS.

TO GET ONE'S THEET INTO

WHEN YOU START EATING SOMETHING, WHEN YOU START A DIFFICULT GOAL, WHEN YOU START DOING A BIG EFFORT... YOU HAVE STARTED GETTING YOURS THEET INTO IT . HINCARLE EL DIENTE IS THE TRANSLATION INTO SPAÑISH AND THE MEANING IS THE SAME. TO START DOING SOMETHING DIFFICULT BUT YOU WANT TO DO WILLINGLY. (CON GANAS)

THERE ARE OTHER FISH IN THE SEA

WHEN YOU HAVE BROKEN UP AND A FRIEND COMES TO YOUR HOME TO COMFORT YOU, SHE WILL PROBABLY SAY: DON'T WORRY! HE IS STUPID! THERE ARE MORE FISH IN THE SEA!. SHE WANTS TO SAY THAT YOU CAN FIND OR START A NEW INTERESTING RELATIONSHIP. THE PROBLEM IS WHEN THERE ARE NO FISH LEFT...

TO FIGHT LIKE CAT AND DOG

WHEN TWO PERSON ARE ARGUEING, SCREAMING AL THE DAY, WE CAN SAY THAT THEY FIGHT LIKE CAT AND DOG. IF WE TRASNLATE TO SPANISH WE HAVE THE SAME MEANING: SE LLEVAN COMO EL PERRO Y EL GATO.

EVERY DOG HAS ITS DAY

THIS FUNNY PHOTO SHOW THAT REALLY EVERY DOGS HAS ITS DAY. THAT DAY IS THE DAY WHEN THAY KICK THE BUCKET. IN SPANISH WE HAVE CHANGED THE ANIMAL, AND WE SAY THAT: A TODOS LOS CERDOS LES LLEGA SU SAN MARTIN. BECAUSE IN SAINT MARTIN DAY SOME PIGS KICK THE BUCKET IN AN ACT CALLED: MATANZA.

DOG'S LIFE

I THINK THAT DOG'S LIFE HAS CHANGED. A RAINNY DAY WAS A DOG DAY, BUT NOWADAYS SOME DOGS LIVE BETTER THAT OWNERS. TO HAVE A DOG LIFE MEANS NOT TO LIFE CONFORTABLELY, TO BE WET WHEN IT RAINS, TO BE COLD WHEN IT SNOWS, TO BE ILL, TO HAVE FLEAS (PULGAS) AND TICKS (GARRAPATAS)...

BUT NOW THE SITUATION HAS CHANGED, THEY LIVE QUITE WELL, OWNERS TAKE CARE OF THEM, THEY HAVE GOT MEAT, WATER... ALL THEY WANT.

TO BE BETWEEN THE DEVIL AND THE DEEP BLUE SEA.

I REALLY LOVE THIS IDIOM, SOME DAYS AGO I PUBLISHED A SONG WITH THE LYRICS OF THIS IDIOM. IN SPANISH WE SAY: "ESTAR ENTRE LA ESPADA Y LA PARED" AND IT HAS THE SAME MEANING OF BEING BETWEEN THE DEVIL AND THE DEEP BLUE SEA. THAT MEANS THAT YOU HAVE GOT NO POSSIBILITY OF SUCCESS.