📚 English Idioms You Need to Know! 🌐
Los modismos o idioms en inglés pueden ser un desafío para los estudiantes, pero conocerlos te ayudará a hablar de manera más natural. Aquí tienes algunos idioms comunes y su significado:
- A Rude Awakening – Un despertar brusco, ser forzado a aceptar una realidad desagradable.
- Caroline received the rude awakening when she got her report card for that semester.
- Sit on the Fence – Evitar tomar una decisión.
- There’s no sitting on the fence on this issue, what is your decision?
- Speak of the Devil – Se usa cuando aparece alguien de quien se estaba hablando.
- Well, speak of the devil, we were just talking about the amazing party you had last weekend.
- Steal Someone’s Thunder – Tomar el crédito por algo que hizo otra persona.
- I am so hurt that she stole my thunder at today’s presentation!
- Take with a Grain of Salt – No tomar algo demasiado en serio.
- I joke a lot, take everything I say with a grain of salt, please.
- Taste of Your Own Medicine – Recibir el mismo trato que se ha dado a otros.
- Tom cheated on Ann, but she cheated on him and gave him a taste of his own medicine.
- To Hear Something Straight from the Horse’s Mouth – Escuchar información directamente de la fuente.
- I heard it straight from the horse’s mouth; they aren’t going to fire anyone!
- Whole Nine Yards – Hacer todo lo posible, sin escatimar esfuerzos.
- He got wine, made dinner, baked dessert, and placed rose petals for the date, the whole nine yards!
- Wouldn’t Be Caught Dead – Algo que una persona jamás haría.
- She wouldn’t be caught dead wearing that mustard yellow color, it’s terrible against her skin tone.
- Your Guess Is As Good As Mine – No tener ni idea sobre algo.
- I have no idea what they were thinking, your guess is as good as mine.
🎨 Practice Time!
Selecciona la respuesta correcta para completar la oración con el idiom adecuado:
- I don’t know where she went. ___________.
a) Whole nine yards
b) Your guess is as good as mine
c) Take with a grain of salt - He copied my idea and presented it as his own! He totally ___________.
a) Stole my thunder
b) Sat on the fence
c) Wouldn’t be caught dead - We were just talking about you! ___________!
a) A rude awakening
b) Speak of the devil
c) Taste of your own medicine
Respuestas: 1) b, 2) a, 3) b 🚀