Interlingua - Phrases Level 12

Proverb
Opposites attract - Polos opuestos se atraen
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder - Beauty in things exists merely in the mind which contemplates them

Idiom
Head over heels - Perdidamente
From the bottom of your heart - With sincere feeling. Desde el fondo de tu corazon
Pillow talk - Conversations that people who are in love have when they are in bed together
Straight from the heart - Directamente desde el corazón
To go one's separate ways - Tomar caminos separados
To kick a man when he's down - To do something bad to someone when you know they already have a lot of problems
He's your man - Ese es tu hombre
He's a man's man - El es todo un hombre
Eat your heart out - If someone tells you to eat your heart out, they are saying they are better than you at something
Eat your words - You accept publicly that you were wrong about something you said (Retractarse)
To have a lot on your plate - If someone has a lot on their plate, they are currently very busy with many tasks or projects
He's bitten off more than he can chew - You have tried to do something which is too difficult for you
To be in the soup - To be in trouble
Not my cup of tea - If something is not your cup of tea, you don't like it very much.
Your bread and butter - Your bread and butter is your livelihood or the source of your income
Something is cooking - Something is happening (Algo se está cocinando)

Expression
Everything went according to plan - Todo marchaba a la perfección
All's fair in love and war - The rules of fair play do not apply in love and war
To have a big heart - To have good wishes constantly for others
To break someone's heart - To cause someone great disappointment or sorrow, as a disappoint in love
Love handles - Llantitas (at the stomach)
It's in your genes - It's in your blood
Be a man! - Don't cry, Be a man!
A mom and Pop operation - A store or small family business
The man of the house - Who gives the orders in the house
Small potatoes - When something is not important, it's small potatoes
Not just a pretty face - Lo que tiene de bonita lo tiene de inteligente
Let's hear it - "lets hear it for the little boy" es algo que dice alguien para pedir aplausos
Listen up! - To put atention
To finishing touch - Dar los Retoques finales

Interlingua - Phrases Level 11

Proverb
You Can't Judge A Book By Its Cover - Don't make judgments based only on appearances
When the cat's away, the mice will play - When no one in authority is present, the subordinates can do as they please
All's well that ends well - Everything feels fine and good once it is finished
Forewarned is forearmed - To be warned to confront something, Hombre precavido vale por dos

Idiom
You're off to a good start - Empezar con el pie derecho
My mind went blank - You cannot think of anything to say
Break a leg - good luck
Just play along - Darle el avion, siguele la corriente
The new kid in the block - The newest person in a group
You're playing with fire - To do something dangerous or risky
And Bob's your uncle - Something will be successful
Better play it safe - To avoid taking a risk
He has a magic touch - Tiene un toque mágico para hacer algo
Back to square one - Back to the beginning
Let's play it by ear - To deal with a situation as it develops and without a plan. To Follow your instincts
He was under her spell - To enchant someone with a magic spell
It just didn't ring true - It didn't seem true or real
Shoot! - Chutarse, Saltarse
It's a lot of hocus pocus - Es una tontería, Es un timo, It's a trick
It's the same old story - Something that you say when a bad situation has happened many times before

Expression
Tinseltown - La ciudad de los oropeles ó Hollywood
Game over - Juego terminado
It's a long story - I don't want to tell you
Stop playing games - To behave like a kid, Dejar de jugar
Make a long story short - To leave out parts of a story to make it shorter
Goose bumps - Chicken skin, one's skin feels tingling due to an emotion
it ain't over till is over - it is finished until it is finished

Phrasal Verbs

Answer back - Contestar de malos modos
Answer for - Responder de
Ask about - Preguntar por (un asunto)
Ask after - Preguntar por la salud
Ask for - Pedir, preguntar por
Ask up to - Pedir hasta (un precio)
Ask back - Invitar a volver
Ask down - Invitar a bajar
Ask in - Invitar a entrar
Ask out - Invitar a salir
Ask up - Invitar a subir

Frases Coloquiales

It's a piece of cake - Es Pan Comido
You're pulling my leg - Me estas tomando el pelo
When pigs fly - Cuando las ranas críen pelo
To paint the town red - Irse de Parranda
It's raining cats and dogs - Esta lloviendo rezio o a cántaros