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english advanced phrases
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- 1take onasumir o tomar la responsabilidad
- 2ranging fromque va desde
- 3symbolic annhilationsomething that lacks of representation
- 4lagging behindestar atrasado
- 5pulling togethercombinar
- 6pulled offsucceeded in achieving something difficult
- 7densely populatedmuy poblado
- 8hassle-freesin problemas
- 9hot springsaguas termales
- 10take into experience
- 11try your handexperience something for the very first time
- 12at the expense ofa expensas de
- 13let someone downto disappoint someone
- 14holed upagujereado
- 15put intoponer en (práctica por ejemplo)
- 16take lightlytomar a la ligera
- 17looking aheadmirar hacia el futuro
- 18ride highser exitoso
- 19step out of the shadowsto receive more recognition
- 20hitting the open roadenjoying the freedom of travelling by car
- 21cash in onto capitalize something
- 22walk in the shoes ofponerse en el lugar de otra persona
- 23dig deeper intodiscover more information about something
- 24latch ontoassociate with something or someone to take advantage
- 25highly qualifiedaltamente calificado
- 26in all likelihoodcon toda probabilidad
- 27stock marketmercado de valores
- 28tread lightlybe careful
- 29a far cry / a world awayvery different
- 30upwards ofarriba de (no es lo mismo que arriba de una mesa, I.E; los costos se están yendo arriba de mi presupuesto)
- 31heading togoing to
- 32do someone a solidhacer el favor
- 33build updevelop over time
- 34down timetiempo de inactividad
- 35carry onto continue
- 36rounded offterminado
- 37nail-bittingexciting
- 38chock-a-blockcompletely full of people or things
- 39get into / take upgetting involved in an activity or having more interest towards something new
- 40get on top of / take overtomar el control de algo
- 41one on onedirectly between two individuals
- 42speed of lightvery fast rate
- 43missing outfailling to experience something
- 44bragging rightsthe opportunity to speak proudly because you've done something
- 45few and far betweeninusual
- 46social media currencysocial media posts
- 47hunker downagacharse
- 48up and runningen funcionamiento
- 49spring breakvacaciones de primavera
- 50cut costsspend less money
- 51spread outestirar, extender
- 52leaning towardscontemplando
- 53rest assuredestá seguro
- 54next best thingmejor alternativa
- 55fill outcompletar / llenar
- 56miss out onfailling to notice something
- 57recruitment fairsferias de reclutamiento
- 58climb the career ladderto get better jobs progressively
- 59short ofless than
- 60point outmake something clear
- 61checking inannouncing your location in the social media / registering your presence in a place
- 62stack rankto put things into a position according to their importance
- 63suicidal ideationsuicidal thoughts
- 64bearing in mindteniendo en cuenta
- 65blow overolvidarse de algo (sin consecuencias)
- 66buy intobelieving or agreeing into
- 67mainstream mediamedios de comunicación
- 68middle groundsomething not very extreme that people can agree with
- 69moral compasswhen people knows what's wrong and what's right
- 70on the groundamong general public
- 71shortly afterpoco después de
- 72figure outsuponer / averiguar
- 73from time to timede vez en cuando
- 74track something downrastrear
- 75kick-starthelp a process or an activity begin to develop more quickly
- 76reaching outto make an effort to communicate with someone
- 77come to an agreementllegar a un acuerdo
- 78out of commissionfuera de servicio
- 79follow uphacer un seguimiento
- 80hammering outdecidir algo después de discutirlo
- 81set-up feetarifa de instalación
- 82savings accountcuenta de ahorro
- 83front linemost important
- 84to pick up onto understand
- 85practical jokepranks played someone look foolish
- 86means the worldvery important (in a sentimental way)
- 87all of a suddende pronto
- 88ahead of timeantes de tiempo
- 89professional backgroundexperiencia profesional (kinda like)
- 90let's call it a dayenough
- 91have a change of hearthaving a different opinion
- 92your losstú te lo pierdes
- 93goof upregarla
- 94screaming bloody murderyelling with bad words
- 95heard it from the grapevineescuchar un chisme
- 96earning a livingtrabajar
- 97taking the rain checkto postpone an activity or invitation
- 98over the topextravagant or too showy
- 99as opposed toa diferencia de
- 100learning curveproceso de aprendizaje
- 101getting straight to the pointir directo al grano
- 102read off ofsaying the words exactly as it's written (not pharaphrasing)
- 103judgement calldifficult decision based on your own instinct
- 104relationship buildinggetting to know someone
- 105playing me upwhen something is hurting you (i.e, my leg is playing me up)
- 106I'm on the fenceestar indeciso
- 107brighten yourself upmake you happier
- 108task at handthings that should be done at the moment
- 109emergency modeway of living on alert
- 110pay the priceto suffer the consequences
- 111short temperto get angry fast
- 112keep stillstay relaxed
- 113work-life balancehaving enough balance between the job and your personal life
- 114set asidedejar de lado
- 115support systemgroup of people who supports you unconditionally
- 116switch offstop a devide from operating
- 117prone to injurypropenso a herirte
- 118worked to the boneto work really hard
- 119life expectancyesperanzas de vida
- 120take a lookechar un vistazo
- 121stand outdestacar
- 122live up tomeet the requirements or expectations for someone
- 123cut out forcapable of ( estoy hecha para hacer esto)
- 124crack of dawnvery early in the morning
- 125play havocto cause problems
- 126baked goodsdessers or food cooked into an oven
- 127time immemorialtiempos inmemorables
- 128ward offstop from happening
- 129To pledge allegiancejurar lealtad
- 130prey onaprovecharse de alguien (de manera abusiva)
- 131no frillcheap with only the necessary or most basic stuff needed to work
- 132flag someone downto get someone's attention by waving your hand
- 133check onto check there's nothing wrong (i.e with customers)
- 134fuel uptake energy from food
- 135lies aheadis in the future
- 136pass upnot trying something
- 137sink your teeth intoprobar algo (de comida)
- 138blown awaysurprised
- 139going over and abovecumplir algo (expectativas) y sobrepasarlas
- 140huge dealgran cosa
- 141rev upspeed up
- 142warding offkeeping off
- 143side effectsefectos secundarios
- 144big boxesvery large stores
- 145drive downcause to decrease something
- 146get in on the actionparticipate in a plan in order to make money
- 147so-calledfamoso, denominado, llamado
- 148bang onhighly accurate
- 149every once in a whileoccassionally
- 150going roguegetting more difficult
- 151last line of defencefinal hope or chance of stopping something
- 152middle of the roadboring and bland
- 153reinforcement learningimproving performance by trial and error
- 154stands formeans or represents
- 155cognitive functioningbeing able to perform multiple mental abilities
- 156tune upmaintenance
- 157built onbasado en..
- 158pays tribute torendir homenaje a
- 159rely ondepender de
- 160unshakeable beliefstrong faith that cannot be destroyed
- 161crowning achievementgreatest accomplishment
- 162tear downdestroy or get rid of
- 163caught upunintentionally involved
- 164fallen foul ofgotten into trouble with
- 165race against the clockdoing something very quickly
- 166pushed outmade to leave a job or stop being involved in an activity unfairness
- 167the heart ofthe most important parf of something
- 168trade networksredes comerciales
- 169coming full circlegetting back to the sarting position after a lot of several events happened
- 170the dawn ofstart of a period of time
- 171in lieu ofinstead of
- 172domestic livestockanimales de corral
- 173catch onbecome popular
- 174the advent ofthe invention of
- 175far rightpollitically right and conservative
- 176cut downto decrease
- 177taking into accounttomando en cuenta / given
- 178thought-provokingsomething that makes you think / reflexionar
- 179maternity leavepermiso de maternidad
- 180child-rearingbringing up children
- 181my thoughts exactly / we're on the same page / I concur / I second that / tell me about itI agree
- 182have-notspeople with little money and few or no-posessions
- 183out of necessitypor necesidad
- 184going under the knifetener una cirugía plástica
- 185sewing upcocer ropa
- 186split openbroke or divided in several parts
- 187all-nightersperiods in which someone doesn't sleep in order to finish something
- 188take the initiativetomar la iniciativa
- 189burning the candle at both endstrabajar mucho
- 190turn upshow up or arrive
- 191first-hand experienceknowing how something works from doing it directly
- 192just aboutnearly on - almost
- 193basis of comparisonbased on....
- 194line of businessindustry
- 195on their headown fault or personal responsibility
- 196market returnshow much money a company pays out to investors
- 197bear outsupport with evidence or make more certain
- 198glass cliffwhen women take on leadership roles in a company
- 199two sides of the coindifferent ways of looking at the same situation
- 200work outhave a good result / elaborar
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