Diccionario de Phrasal Verbs e Idioms en Inglés con Ejemplos

Diccionario Esencial de Phrasal Verbs e Idioms en Inglés

Mejora tu vocabulario en inglés dominando estas expresiones idiomáticas, phrasal verbs y verbos esenciales, acompañados de definiciones claras y ejemplos prácticos para su uso correcto en el día a día.

Expresiones Idiomáticas y Phrasal Verbs Principales

• Be ahead of the game: To know more about the most recent developments in a particular subject or activity than the people or companies you are competing against. A very research and development programme ensures that we’re ahead of the game.
• Be in over your head: To be involved in a difficult situation that you cannot get out of. Sean tried to pay his gambling debts, but he was in over his head.
• Get something over with: To do or finish an unpleasant but necessary piece of work or duty so that you do not have to worry about it in the future. I’ll be glad to get these exams over with.
• Bend over backwards: Idiom to try very hard to do something good or helpful. Mann insisted that they bent over backwards to be objective in presenting the story.
• Head over heels (in love): To be deeply in love with someone. He's head over heels for her.
• Be over the moon: To be very pleased. She was over the moon about/with her new bike.
• Over and over: Repeating many times. We have to explain the same thing over and over before he understands.
• Fall out: To argue with someone and stop being friendly with them. Fall out with: He left home after falling out with his parents. Fall out over: She’d fallen out with her boyfriend over his ex-girlfriend.
• Have something on your mind: To be worrying about something. Paul has a lot on his mind at the moment.
• Be meant for each other: If you say two people are meant for each other, you think they suit each other as romantic partners. They are so happy together, they are meant for each other.
• Leave someone/something out: To not include someone or something. You can leave the butter out of this recipe if you’re on a low-fat diet.

Verbos y Frases de Uso Cotidiano

• Cheer (something) up: If someone cheers up, or something cheers someone up, they start to feel happier. She was sick, so I sent her some flowers to cheer her up.
• Row: A noisy argument or fight. My parents often have rows, but my dad does most of the shouting.
• Butterflies in your stomach: A feeling of being very nervous or frightened about something. I’m meeting her parents tonight, and I have a bad case of butterflies in my stomach.
• Forgive: To stop blaming or being angry with someone for something that person has done, or not punish them for something. I'd never forgive myself if anything happened to the kids.
• Deserve: To have earned or to be given something because of the way you have behaved or the qualities you have. After all that hard work, you deserve a holiday.
• Mumble: To speak quietly and in a way that is not clear so that the words are difficult to understand. She mumbled something about being too busy.
• Point out: To make a person notice something or someone, sometimes by holding up one of your fingers toward him, her, or it. Point someone out to someone: If you see her, please point her out to me.
• Rush: To (cause to) go or do something very quickly. I rushed up the stairs / to the office / to find a phone.
• Sweat: The clear, salty liquid that you pass through your skin. Bead of sweat: She wiped the bead of sweat from her forehead.
• Swallow: To cause food, drink, pills, etc. to move from your mouth into your stomach by using the muscles of your throat. She took the pill and swallowed it with water.

Modismos Avanzados Relacionados con Situaciones

• The ball is in someone’s court: If the ball is in someone's court, they have to do something before any progress can be made in a situation. It’s up to you what to do.
• Keep your head above water: To just be able to manage, especially when you have financial difficulties. I have a lot of work, but I’m trying to keep my head above water.
• Move the goalposts: To change the rules while someone is trying to do something in order to make it more difficult for them. I finished the project, but they moved the goalposts and asked for more changes.
• Learn/know the ropes: Learn or know how to do a job or activity. I'm new here, but I'm starting to learn the ropes.
• Win (something) hands down: To win something or beat someone very easily. She won the debate hands down.
• Par for the course: What should be expected because of past experience. Rain in summer? That’s par for the course here.
• On the ball: If you are on the ball, you are quick to understand and react to things. I didn’t sleep well last night and I’m not really on the ball today.
• Jump the gun: To do something too soon, especially without thinking carefully about it. He jumped the gun and answered before hearing the question.
• Roll with the punches: To be able to deal with a series of difficult situations. Life is hard, but I roll with the punches.