Vete tú a saber…/ Quien sabe…
-Your guess is as good as mineExample:Norman: is it going to rain tomorrow?Anabel: your guess is as good as mine.
Tacaño
-Tight-fistedExample:Don’t wait for him to buy you a drink. He’s so tight-fisted
¿Qué piensas de algo/ alguien? ¿Cuál es tu opinión sobre algo o alguien?
-What do you make of something/somebody?Se usa especialmente en entrevistas.Example:What do you make of the report that terrorists are planning another attack?
Me choca….
-It beats me/ Beats me Example: *He’s bought a new car, how the hell thid he manage that? Beats me…*It beats me how she got the job…
Tuvo un accidente grave. Ha vuelto a nacer
-He had a bad accident. It’s a second chance. (Most common way) -He had a major accident. We could say that he has been born again.
Tu mismo…/ Haz lo que quieras….
Es muy fácil decirlo…
– (It’s) easier said than done (the most common way) -It’s more difficult than it seems-It’s very easy to say-It’s harder than it sounds-It’s harder than it seems-It’s more difficult than it looks
Hay muchos charcos, no quiero pisar ninguno
-There’re many puddles. I don’t want to step in any of them.-There’re many puddles. I don’t want to tread in them
No merece la pena la molestia
-It’s not worth the hassle/the effort-Don’t bother, it’s worthless-There’s no point in wasting your time