Expressions – WEEK V

Expression Meaning or Definition Example Translation

Spill the beans to tell people (secret) information Who spilled the beans about ¡Suéltalo!
her affair with David?
Call it a day to stop what you are doing because you do I'm getting a bit tired now - let's call it Dejarlo por hoy / por el
not want to do any more or think you have a day. momento
done enough After 14 years living and working in
this country, she thinks it's time to call it
a day.

Bite off more than you to try to do something that is We bit off more than we Abarcar más de lo que se
can chew too difficult for you could chew in our original reform proposals puede manejar

Under the weather If someone is or feels under the weather, I'm feeling a bit under the weather - Encontrarse mal.
they feel ill: I think I'm getting a cold.
No estar muy católico

It's about time (it is) past the time when something should It’s about time she got a job. Ya era hora
have happened
Add fuel to the fire to make an argument or bad situation worse The discovery that Echar más leña al fuego
the government was aware of the cover-
up has really added fuel to the fire.

Fan the flames to make His speeches fanned the flames of racial t Echar más leña al fuego

a dangerous or unpleasant mood or situation  ension.
worse
Speak/talk of the devil something you say when the person you . Did you hear what happened to Hablando del rey de Roma
were talking about appears unexpectedly Anna yesterday - oh, speak of the devil,
here she is.