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“Ponerse las botas“. This one is a slightly tricky one… Literally, “ponerse las botas” means ‘to put one’s boots on‘, but the expression actually means… several things. The most common meaning of “ponerse las botas” is ‘to eat a lot’ . However, the expression underlines the enjoyable nature of eating in a way that can hardly be translated, possibly due to the cultural differences between Spain and England (if I ask you to think of Spanish culture, you will probably think “paella”,…

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“Tener dos dedos de frente” is a common Spanish phrase used to say that someone is smart and levelheaded. As you might have guessed, “no tener dos dedos de frente” means the exact opposite: ‘not to be very smart‘ or, as Donald Trump would say, ‘to be dumb as a rock‘. The literal meaning, however, is ‘not to have a two-finger forehead‘ (in other words, to have a forehead that measures less than two fingers – placed sideways – in…

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“Montar un pollo” means, literally, ‘to ride a chicken‘, so the expression can seem quite surprising at first (to say the least). As it turns out, “montar un pollo” is actually a widely-used idiom meaning ‘to make a scene‘. For instance, “Mi profesora ha montado un pollo porque he llegado tarde a clase” translates as ‘My teacher made a scene because I was late to class’. This unusual idiom actually derives from “montar un poyo“. A “poyo”, with Y, is…

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Se acerca la Navidad, esa mágica época del año en la que las calles se llenan de luces, de adornos y de gente buscando regalos, en la que los ojos de los niños brillan con entusiasmo e ilusión, y en la que todos nos volvemos un poquito más alegres, más solidarios. Es una época en la que buscamos disfrutar junto a nuestros seres queridos, reencontrarnos con familiares y viejos amigos, y compartir las tradiciones en familia.

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