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Expresiones y frases - Verbo 'To be'
Idioms - Verb 'To be'
| to be going begging | que nadie reclama |
| to be knee-high to a grasshopper | ser un renacuajo |
| to be of service to someone | ser de utilidad a alguien |
| to be on someone's tail | pisarle los talones a alguien |
| to be on the carpet | tener que aguantarse una bronca |
- Do you want this scarf? It's been going begging for months here.
- You can't get on the rollercoaster! You're knee-high to a grasshopper!
- If I can be of service to you, sir, please, let me know.
- I got so scared, I was driving and I felt there was someone on my tail.
- It was so unfair! I was on the carpet because someone else made a mistake!
| to be one brick short of a full load | faltarle algunos caramelos en el frasco |
| to be quick on the uptake | agarrar las cosas al vuelo |
| to be slow on the uptake | ser algo torpe, lento |
| to be someone's undoing | ser la ruina de alguien |
| to be to the fore | ir delante |
- Ed's not a bad man, he's just one brick short of a full load.
- You don't have to explain things twice to Sam, He's quick on the uptake.
- Pat's a bit slow on the uptake, isn't she? I asked her what she wanted and she said 'Fine'.
- Oh! Designer clothes will be my undoing! I can't live without them!
- Doctor Peters has always been to the fore in the international scientific community.
