Today´s expressions

1. I’m counting on you (Cuento contigo)
2. I don’t hold a grudge (no guardo rancor)
3. You’re a jinx (eres un gafe)
4. My car keeps stalling (Seguir calándose)
5. That’s easier said than done (del Dicho al hecho hay mucho trecho)
6. Don’t give in (no dar el brazo a torcer)
7. Don’t let your guard down (No bajes la guardia)
8. I’m all mixed up (Estar hecho un lio)
9. They had it all figured out (Tenerlo calculado)
10. Put it the other way round (Poner al reves)
11. It’s difficult to make ends meet (Subsistir a duras penas)
12. Your suit’s totally creased (arrugado)
13. I’ve called a meeting on Saturday (convocar una reunión)
14. I was gobsmacked (Quedarse flipado, estupefacto, sin habla)
15. What a drag ! (Que rollo)
16. Stand up for yourself (Defenderse solo)
17. Stand up to him (Hazle frente)

Today´s expressions

1. I’m counting on you (Cuento contigo)
2. I don’t hold a grudge (no guardo rancor)
3. You’re a jinx (eres un gafe)
4. My car keeps stalling (Seguir calándose)
5. That’s easier said than done (del Dicho al hecho hay mucho trecho)
6. Don’t give in (no dar el brazo a torcer)
7. Don’t let your guard down (No bajes la guardia)
8. I’m all mixed up (Estar hecho un lio)
9. They had it all figured out (Tenerlo calculado)
10. Put it the other way round (Poner al reves)
11. It’s difficult to make ends meet (Subsistir a duras penas)
12. Your suit’s totally creased (arrugado)
13. I’ve called a meeting on Saturday (convocar una reunión)
14. I was gobsmacked (Quedarse flipado, estupefacto, sin habla)
15. What a drag ! (Que rollo)
16. Stand up for yourself (Defenderse solo)
17. Stand up to him (Hazle frente)

Strikes mean Iberia will cancel 415 flights this month

• Cancelations due to ground staff and cabin crew stoppages in protest at layoffs
• Iberia reduces number of planned layoffs by 17 percent to 3,807
• Iberia on Thursday announced the cancelation of 415 flights in the period February 18-22, the first five of 15 days of stoppages called by labor unions representing ground staff and cabin crews to protest layoffs by the loss-making airline.

El Pais

Strikes mean Iberia will cancel 415 flights this month

• Cancelations due to ground staff and cabin crew stoppages in protest at layoffs
• Iberia reduces number of planned layoffs by 17 percent to 3,807
• Iberia on Thursday announced the cancelation of 415 flights in the period February 18-22, the first five of 15 days of stoppages called by labor unions representing ground staff and cabin crews to protest layoffs by the loss-making airline.

El Pais

Confusing Words

continual	repeated but with breaks in between; chronic Example: The continual problem of our car not starting forced us to sell it.
continuous different from vs. different than vs. differently than	without interruption in an unbroken stream of time or space Example: The continuous dripping of the faucet drove me crazy. Rule. Use different from not different than. Example: The weather was different from what we expected. You may use differently than when a clause precedes and follows the expression. Example: He works differently than she does.

Confusing Words

continual	repeated but with breaks in between; chronic Example: The continual problem of our car not starting forced us to sell it.
continuous different from vs. different than vs. differently than	without interruption in an unbroken stream of time or space Example: The continuous dripping of the faucet drove me crazy. Rule. Use different from not different than. Example: The weather was different from what we expected. You may use differently than when a clause precedes and follows the expression. Example: He works differently than she does.

Idioms

Don't count your chickens until (before) they hatch (they've hatched).: Don't assume
that something will happen until it has happened.(=no cantes victoria antes de tiempo)

A: I'm sure that I'm going to win a lot of money in Las Vegas."
B: "Don't count your chickens until they hatch!"

 ditch class: skip class/play hookey. (=escaparse de clase)
 "You shouldn't have ditched class yesterday. We had an unannounced test."

down in the dumps: depressed; "blue."

A: "Is something wrong?"
B: "Not really, but I feel kind of down in the dumps."

drop someone a line: write to someone.

"I haven't written to my parents for a long time. I'd better drop them a line
today or tomorrow."

drag one's feet: delay; take longer than necessary to do something.(=demorar)

"Joe should have finished his project a week ago. Why is he dragging his feet?"