Estar chinchoso/ gruñon / protestón…
-To be grumpy
Coger un resfriado
– To come down with a cold / to catch a cold
Ser un mandón/a
-To be bossy
Una ola de frío
– A cold snap
Fuera de mi alcance
-Out of my leagueExample: She’s so pretty that she’s out of my league
La excepción que confirma la regla
«Sólo será un pinchacito…»
Es su sentencia de muerte… (algo que hace que otro algo se eche a perder)
Montar un numerito / Montar un pollo
-To make such a big song and dance about it Anabel: How are you doing with your daughter? Norman: Well… you know… so so. For example, if I tell her it’s time to finish her game on the laptop, she makes such a big song and dance about it.
Me suena/ me resulta familiar
-It rings a bell-It sounds familiar-It strikes a familiar chord