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El libro Street Talk 3 - Lección 6

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behind {one's} back

without one knowing or approving

a sus espaldas, sin que se entere

a sus espaldas, sin que se entere

Ex: They changed the agreement behind my back. 
bad hair day

a day on which one feels unattractive, particularly due to one's hair not looking as well as it should

día de mal pelo, día de pelo rebelde

día de mal pelo, día de pelo rebelde

Ex: I am having a bad hair day. 
to buy into

to wholeheartedly believe in a set of ideas

creer en, adherirse a

creer en, adherirse a

Ex: The employees were encouraged to buy into the company's values and mission for long-term success. 
to fall for

to be deceived or tricked by someone or something

caer en la trampa, ser engañado

caer en la trampa, ser engañado

Ex: She couldn't believe she had fallen for the scam and lost a significant amount of money. 
dolled up
dolled up
[Adjetivo]

dressed in fancy or formal clothing

empilado, elegante

empilado, elegante

dressed to kill

used to describe someone who is dressed up in a very fashionable way to draw attention

de punta en blanco, elegantísimo

de punta en blanco, elegantísimo

Ex: She showed up at the party dressed to kill. 
to [fish] for a compliment

to get people to praise one, often by pretending not to be happy with oneself

buscar cumplidos, pescar halagos

buscar cumplidos, pescar halagos

Ex: Sarah knew she looked stunning in her new dress, so she subtly mentioned it to her friends, fishing for a compliment. 
to [get] on {one's} case

to criticize or nag someone persistently

Ex: Mom keeps getting on my case about cleaning my room. 
to [get] on {one's} nerves

to make someone really mad by constantly doing something that angers or annoys them

poner a alguien de los nervios, sacar a alguien de quicio

poner a alguien de los nervios, sacar a alguien de quicio

Ex: His constant whistling is really getting on my nerves. 
to [go] to town

to complete a task or activity with thoroughness, efficiency, and speed, often suggesting a focused and diligent approach

meterle caña, ponerse a ello a fondo

meterle caña, ponerse a ello a fondo

Ex: Once the deadline was moved up, the whole team went to town on the report. 
to [go] all out

to use all of one's energy, resources, determination, or strength to do something

ir a por todas, echar toda la carne en el asador

ir a por todas, echar toda la carne en el asador

Ex: The team went all out to win the final match. 
to [pull] out all the stops

to try very hard and do everything that is possible to succeed in something

echar toda la carne en el asador, poner toda la carne en el asador

echar toda la carne en el asador, poner toda la carne en el asador

Ex: The team pulled out all the stops to finish the project on time. 
to [fall|slip] (through|between) the cracks

(of a person) to be completely ignored, usually in a system or process

quedar completamente olvidado, no recibir atención de nadie

quedar completamente olvidado, no recibir atención de nadie

Ex: Many children fall through the cracks when schools are understaffed. 
no host bar

*** a bar at a social event where guests are required to pay for the drinks themselves

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