on second thought

(idiom) a change of opinion after thinking about something again

Example sentence:

Mom: Do you want some more dinner?
Son: No thank you.
Mom: Are you sure, you still look hungry?
Son: Well, on second thought, yes I will have some more!

on second thought

(idiom) a change of opinion after thinking about something again

Example sentence:

Mom: Do you want some more dinner?
Son: No thank you.
Mom: Are you sure, you still look hungry?
Son: Well, on second thought, yes I will have some more!

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add insult to injury

Meaning: Someone adds insult to injury if they say or do something to upset you a second time, after you've already been upset somehow.(=por si fuera poco, para colmo)

For example:

• He said my clothes didn't suit me, and then to add insult to injury he said I needed to lose some weight!
• The bank took back my car, and then added insult to injury by cancelling my credit cards!

against all odds | against all the odds

Meaning: If you do something against all odds, or against all the odds, you do it even though there were many problems and it didn't seem possible to do (=contra todo pronóstico).

For example:

• He had a serious accident and was close to death but, against all odds, he recovered and now he's fine.
• No-one thought we could do it but, against all the odds, we won the Olympic gold medal. 

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add insult to injury

Meaning: Someone adds insult to injury if they say or do something to upset you a second time, after you've already been upset somehow.(=por si fuera poco, para colmo)

For example:

• He said my clothes didn't suit me, and then to add insult to injury he said I needed to lose some weight!
• The bank took back my car, and then added insult to injury by cancelling my credit cards!

against all odds | against all the odds

Meaning: If you do something against all odds, or against all the odds, you do it even though there were many problems and it didn't seem possible to do (=contra todo pronóstico).

For example:

• He had a serious accident and was close to death but, against all odds, he recovered and now he's fine.
• No-one thought we could do it but, against all the odds, we won the Olympic gold medal. 

Idiom of the day

make a mountain out of a molehill - to make an unimportant thing seem important

Don't make a mountain out of a molehill

No le busques tres pies al gato

Idiom of the day

make a mountain out of a molehill - to make an unimportant thing seem important

Don't make a mountain out of a molehill

No le busques tres pies al gato

Drive someone up the wall

If something 'drives you up the wall', it makes you very irritated and angry.

For example:

This computer is really driving me up the wall; it keeps crashing!

Shopping for jeans drives her up the wall. She can never find a pair that fit her.

You are driving me up the wall! Will you stop singing that awful song now?

Drive someone up the wall

If something 'drives you up the wall', it makes you very irritated and angry.

For example:

This computer is really driving me up the wall; it keeps crashing!

Shopping for jeans drives her up the wall. She can never find a pair that fit her.

You are driving me up the wall! Will you stop singing that awful song now?

tongue in cheek

	When someone speaks tongue-in-cheek, that means they're joking and kidding. He always speaks tongue-in-cheek, he never takes things seriously.

tongue in cheek

	When someone speaks tongue-in-cheek, that means they're joking and kidding. He always speaks tongue-in-cheek, he never takes things seriously.

Today´s idiom

Definitions for 'Keep a straight face'

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If you keep a straight face,  look serious and do not laugh even though you want to.

Today´s idiom

Definitions for 'Keep a straight face'

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If you keep a straight face,  look serious and do not laugh even though you want to.