Expresiones con palabras claves - Palabra "under"
Idioms with key words - Word "under"
| under a cloud |
bajo sospecha |
| under control |
bajo control |
| under fire |
en la línea de fuego |
| under lock and key |
cerrado bajo llave |
| under my care |
bajo mi cuidado |
| under no circumstances |
bajo ningún concepto |
- The whole government has been under a cloud after the scandal.
- Are you sure you have everything under control? I can help you if you want.
- The city of Baghdad has been under fire for 12 hours.
- Mr. Smith keeps all his money in the bank safely under lock and key.
- The kids will stay under my care while their parents are away.
- Under no circumstances should the patient leave the hospital.
| under my nose |
delante de mis narices |
| under oath |
bajo juramento |
| under one's breath |
entre dientes |
| under one's feet |
siempre pegado a alguien |
| under one's own steam |
por sus propios medios |
| under pressure |
bajo presión |
- How could I be so blind? This has been going on under my nose all the time!
- You must tell the truth to the jury, Miss Lee, remember you are under oath.
- Mark said something under his breath and I couldn't understand him.
- I can't do my work if you're all the time under my feet! Go away!
- Lou came home under his own steam. Nobody brought him.
- Pete's under a lot of pressure right now, that's why he's so nervous.
| under someone's thumb |
dominado |
| under the aegis of |
bajo los auspicios de |
| under the circumstances |
dadas las circunstancias |
| under the counter/table |
subrepticiamente |
| under the gun |
muy apremiado |
| under the hammer |
ir a subasta |
- I'm sick of being under my mom's thumb. I'm a grown woman, I have my own life!
- Most artists of the Renaissance worked under the aegis of a patron.
- We usually don't do this but, under the circumstances, we can make an exception.
- I quit my job because there were lots of things going on under the counter.
- I'm sorry, I've got a lot of work to do and I'm under the gun with it.
- A series of items belonging to John Lennon went under the hammer yesterday.
| under the impression |
tener la impresión de que |
| under the influence |
bajos los efectos del alcohol |
| under the knife |
en la mesa de operaciones |
| under the weather |
indispuesto |
| under wraps |
en secreto |
- Moe seemed to be under the impression that we were going with him.
- Lots of celebrities get arrested for driving under the influence.
- My sister has gallstones and she has to go under the knife.
- Helen had to go home because she was feeling a bit under the weather.
- The whole thing was a secret and they kept it all under wraps.
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