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41 One swallow does not make a summer
English-Spanish proverbs dictionary > One swallow does not make a summer
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42 fight one's way
(to make one's way with difficulty: She fought her way through the crowd.) lograr abrirse paso -
43 throw one's voice
(to make one's voice appear to come from somewhere else, eg the mouth of a ventriloquist's dummy.) realizar/practicar ventriloquia -
44 to make (good) one's escape
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45 to make it one's duty to do something
encargarse de hacer algoEnglish-spanish dictionary > to make it one's duty to do something
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46 to make up one's mind
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47 to slap make-up on one's face
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48 eat one's words
(to admit humbly that one was mistaken in saying something: I'll make him eat his words!) tragarse lo dichoexpr.• retractarse v.eat one's words*expr.• cantar la palinodia expr.• morder el polvo expr. -
49 rest on one's laurels
(to depend too much on one's past successes and therefore make no further effort.) dormirse en los laurelesexpr.• dormirse sobre sus laureles expr. -
50 tighten one's belt
(to make sacrifices and reduce one's standard of living: If the economy gets worse, we shall just have to tighten our belts.) apretar(se) el cinturónexpr.• ajustarse el cinturón expr. -
51 to break one's neck
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52 do one's utmost
(to make the greatest possible effort: She has done her utmost to help him.) hacer todo lo posibleexpr.• esforzarse al máximo expr. -
53 go in one ear and out the other
(not to make any lasting impression: I keep telling that child to work harder but my words go in one ear and out the other.) entrar por un oído y salir por el otroEnglish-spanish dictionary > go in one ear and out the other
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54 be torn between (one thing and another)
(to have a very difficult choice to make between (two things): He was torn between obedience to his parents and loyalty to his friends.) estar dividido entre (una cosa y otra)English-spanish dictionary > be torn between (one thing and another)
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55 be torn between (one thing and another)
(to have a very difficult choice to make between (two things): He was torn between obedience to his parents and loyalty to his friends.) estar dividido entre (una cosa y otra)English-spanish dictionary > be torn between (one thing and another)
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56 blot one's copybook
(to make a bad mistake: He has really blotted his copybook by being late for the interview.) meter la pata -
57 feather one's (own) nest
(to gain money for oneself or to make oneself rich while serving others in a position of trust: All the time he has been a member of that committee he has been feathering his own nest.) barrer para casa, hacer su agosto -
58 feather one's (own) nest
(to gain money for oneself or to make oneself rich while serving others in a position of trust: All the time he has been a member of that committee he has been feathering his own nest.) barrer para casa, hacer su agosto -
59 get one's hands on
1) (to catch: If I ever get my hands on him, I'll make him sorry for what he did!) poner las manos encima de alguien, echar el guante a alguien2) (to get or obtain: I'd love to get my hands on a car like that.) conseguir, pescar, pillar -
60 screw up one's courage
(to make oneself brave enough to do something: He screwed up his courage to ask her to marry him.) armarse de valor
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