Expresiones idiomáticas en inglés: news, familia, éxito y comunicación

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Expresiones idiomáticas en inglés

Don't shoot the messenger: you say this when you don't want to be blamed for giving someone bad news.
No news is good news: you say this to make someone feel less worried when they have not received information about someone or something.
That's news to me: you say this when you have just been told something surprising.
News spreads like wildfire: you say this when a piece of news becomes known by more and more people.

To be tied to his/her mother's apron strings: to be dependent on your mother.
To be a chip off the old block: to be like your mother or father.
Blood is thicker than water: relatives are very important.
To be the apple of his/her eye: someone you are very proud of / someone you love the most.

TO BREAK NEW GROUND: to start something no one else has ever done.
WHEN ONE DOOR CLOSES, ANOTHER DOOR OPENS: when you lose an opportunity, another one appears.
NOTHING VENTURED, NOTHING GAINED: you can't succeed if you don't try.
TO BLAZE A TRAIL: to be the first to do something important.
TO PAVE THE WAY WITH SOMETHING: to make it easier for something to happen.

Get away with murder: to escape punishment for something serious or to do something bad without consequences.
Thick as thieves: very close friends who share secrets.
To get/be caught red-handed: to be caught in the act of doing something wrong.
A daylight robbery: a situation where someone charges an unreasonably high price.
A partner in crime: a person who helps another person do something illegal or mischievous.

To beat about the bush: to talk in an indirect way without coming to the point.
To follow the crowd: to do what most people do.
To take the bull by the horns: to confront a problem confidently and bravely.
To call a spade a spade: to be very honest.
To get a word edgeways: when someone speaks too much and you have no opportunity to speak.
To have got the gift of the gab: the ability to speak easily.
To bite your tongue: to stop yourself from saying something you want to say.
In double Dutch: a language that is really difficult to understand.

Bring the house down: to win the enthusiasm of a live audience.
The bottom fell out of the market: people stopped buying it.
Rags-to-riches: from being poor to being wealthy.
To weather the storm: to survive the difficulties.
To be on the crest of a wave: to enjoy a period of great success.
To miss the boat: to miss an opportunity.
To have the world at your feet: to have a lot of opportunities to do interesting things.