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Do or Make?

Collocations with do and make.
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Colocaciones con do y con make.
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'Tea" idioms

1 - It's not my cup of tea

This idiom is used in English to express something that you don't like or you're not interested in:

I like sports, but football is not my cup of tea

2 - I wouldn't do it for all the tea in China

Something that you wouldn't do for anything at all:

I wouldn't be a lawyer for all the tea in China

3 - It's as good as a chocolate teapot

Something which is completely useless:

English lessons once a week are as good as a chocolate teapot

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To play something by ear

It means to improvise; to decide one's next steps after one is already involved in a situation:

I never prepare my presentations. I always play things by ear.

Skate on thin ice

This expression is used in English if someone is doing something risky or dangerous.

Wild horses couldn't keep me away

Nothing will stop me from going.

Blood is thicker than water

Family relations are stronger and more important than any other.

Been there, done that

This expression is used in English to say that we have already experienced the topic under discussion, even to the point of boredom.

To make ends meet

To earn and spend equal amounts of money, to have just enough money to pay for the things that you need:

Many people have to take several jobs to make ends meet:
Mucha gente tiene que trabajar en varias cosas para llegar a fin de mes.

Any Tom, Dick or Harry

If something can be done by any Tom, Dick or Harry, it can be done by anyone.

To have the upper hand

In English, if someone has the upper hand, they have power and control over someone or a situation.

Wee-wee

This is a nursery euphemism for urine or urination: do a wee-wee.

Over the moon

To be over the moon is used in English to express someone is very happy or delighted.

Get stuffed!

This is a slightly more polite version of fuck you!

A pain in the neck

Someone is a pain in the neck if they annoy you, or something is a pain in the neck if you don't like doing it.

Usage of the (a.k.a.) "f" word

A funny link:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l_PkJ_4oEjc&feature=related

Infuckingcredible!!

To hear through the grapevine

To hear something through the grapevine means to learn something from friends of friends, to hear rumours: I heard through the grapevine that tomorrow is your birthday.

Marvin Gaye's I heard it through the grapevine:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hajBdDM2qdg

Like two peas in a pod

In English, if two people look very similar we can say they’re like two peas in a pod.

In for a penny, in for a pound

It means that, if you participate even slightly in something, you are fully involved in the consequences, or if you're going to take a risk at all, you might as well make it a big risk.

Many happy returns!

Many happy returns!
¡Que cumplas muchos más!

To go off the rails

Informal expression which means to start behaving strangely or in a way that is not acceptable to society.