Idiomatic sentences Spanish-English. Charlie, your teacher of English # 1
Atreverse a dar el primer paso: to dare to take the first step. (Peter gave up the security
of the boat and dared to take the first step across the water.)
Pagar el pato: to carry the can (to take the blame or responsibility for something that is
wrong or has not succeeded (often + for ) She suspected that she'd be left to carry the
can for her boss's mistakes.)
Estar en juego: to be at stake (ready to be won or lost; at risk; hanging in the balance.
That's a very risky investment. How much money is at stake? I have everything at stake
on this wager.)
Llevar la voz cantante: to take the lead role (In December of 2015 he took the lead role
for both programs)
Dar por muerto: to take for dead (to assume that someone who is still alive is dead.
When we found her, we took her for dead, but the paramedics were able to revive her.)
Mantener a raya: to keep at bay (keep sth or sb at bay: to prevent something or someone
unpleasant from coming too near you or harming you: If we can keep the rabbits at bay,
we should have a good crop of vegetables in the garden. For me, overeating is a way of
keeping my feelings at bay. )
Encontrar/tener problemas con/en: to have (any) trouble in sth/doing sth (Did you have
any trouble in figuring out the above patterns?)
Salir impune: to go unpunish (However, he has gone unpunished, for the money he paid
to her was of no great consequence to him, given his wealth.)
Anteponer a (inereses, etc): to put sth before sth, place sth in front of sth (even the
biggest brokerages in the world place their interests in front of their clients; Why
because they put their interests before the majority of the British people.) (183)
Hacer que alguien confíe en alguien: to make sb trust sb (Get them interested, make them
trust you, )
Hacer que alguien se interese en algo: to make sb interested in sth. (This will make them
interested in your site because they are anticipating more good information from you
with little effort on their part.)
Responder a un email: to respond to an email (message): (The following code example
shows how to use the Reply method to respond to an email message.)

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