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Look on the bright side...;Mira el lado bueno...

I rather think that...;Me da la impresi�n de que...

Lucklustre;"without energy and effort.

Britain's number-one tennis player gave a disappointingly lacklustre performance."

Last of all or at last;Finalmente

I'll give it a shot;lo probar�

Bold;"brave; not fearing danger.

She was a bold and fearless climber.

The newspaper made the bold move/took the bold step of publishing the names of the men involved."

For your own sake;"por tu propio bien. Their parents only stayed together for the sake of the children.

I hope for both our sakes that you're right!"

You are driving me nuts!;"Me est�s poniendo negro! to drive some one nuts means to let someone loses his temper and became an irritable person in a certain situation.

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Therefore;"por consiguiente. for that reason

We were unable to get funding and therefore had to abandon the project."

This is tough stuff!;Esto es duro!

I don't get you...;No te entiendo

I can't stand it any longer;"Ya no lo aguanto m�s. [T usually in negatives] to successfully accept or bear something which is unpleasant or difficult

I can't stand her voice.

Our tent won't stand another storm like the last one.

[+ -ing verb] I can't stand hearing her cry."

To do sth just for a giggle;"Hacer algo en plan de broma. Something which is funny

Just for a giggle

It's the best by far;Es el mejor de lejos

I'm getting to that!;A eso voy!

Catchphrase;Latiguillo. a phrase which is often repeated by and therefore becomes connected with a particular organization or person

aside from that;aparte de eso

gosh!;"caramba!used to express surprise or strength of feeling

Gosh

jeez!;"caray

Jeez

In no time;en nada

Have a guess!;a ver si lo adivinas!

It was just a wild guess;Fue lo primero que se me vino a la cabeza

As a matter as fact...;De hecho...

It's the little cherry on top;La guinda del pastel

did you that on purpose?;lo hiciste a prop�sito?

It's taking ages!;Est� durando un mont�n!

We are all set!;Lo tenemos todo preparado!

Blow-by-blow;"Con pelos y se�ales. a blow-by-blow description of an event gives every detail of how it happened

She gave me a blow-by-blow account of her car crash."

What are you implying?;�Qu� quieres decir

by a fluke;"de chiripa

The first goal was just a fluke."

piss off!;vete al carajo!

To bring up or raise a point;plantear una cuesti�n

We'll manage somehow

do not be very hard with me;no seas duro conmigo

never in a million years;jam�s

that's a fine mess I am in!;en que lio me he metido

it sounds like me; es posible que yo lo haya dicho o hecho

let's face the facts;atenerse a los hechos

Could I just stop you there and say something?;Puedo decir algo?

I just do this for kicks;lo hago por diversi�n

you're alive and kicking;vivito y coleando

to pull out the best of her/him;sacar lo mejor de uno

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This is tough stuff!;Esto es un lio

I'm as mad as march hare;Estoy loca como una cabra

Phrases I've made up;Frases de mi cosecha

it makes me mad;me da mucha rabia

I'm deeply involved in improving my english;Estoy resuelto a mejorar mi ingl�s

I'm very particular with...;Soy muy exigente con...

You're very demanding;Eres muy exigente

from a reliable source;de una fuente fidedigna

I bet you don't dare;Apuesto a que no te atreves

I'm being a little bit clumsy today;Estoy un poco patosillo (torpe) hoy

To get rid or to be rid of sb/sth;"Librarse de algo/alguien. to not now have an unwanted or unpleasant task

I didn't enjoy marking those papers and I was glad to be rid of them.

get rid of sth

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to remove or throw away something unwanted

That cream got rid of my skin rash.

I used weedkiller to get rid of the weeds in the garden."

To long to +INF;"Desear algo

to want something very much

She longed to see him again.

I'm longing for news of him."

May I have or take a peek at it?;"puedo echarle un vistazo? to look

Close your eyes. Don't peek. I've got a surprise for you.

I peeked out the window to see who was there.

The children peeked over the wall to see where the ball had gone.

The film peeks behind the scenes of a multinational corporation."

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