Idioms

Modismo (Idiom)	Significado	Ejemplo de uso
used to	Acostumbrado a / cómodo con	I am not used to running so far. That is why I am tired.
take place	Tener lugar / ocurrir	The party took place at Jim’s house.
stick with (something)	Continuar / no abandonar	It was hard, but I stuck with my piano lessons. Now I can play well.
show up	Aparecer / llegar / estar presente	I did not think the teacher was going to show up today, but he was just late.
A dime a dozen	Común / fácil de obtener	I thought that my baseball card was rare, but the man told me it was a dime a dozen.
A slap on the wrist	Un castigo leve	When he broke the window he should have gotten thrown out of school. Instead, he just got a slap on the wrist. He has to go to a week of detention.
An arm and a leg	Muy caro / una gran cantidad de dinero	A nice laptop computer will cost you an arm and a leg.
On the other hand	Sin embargo / Por otro lado	I like your idea of skipping class today, but on the other hand I need to keep my grades up.
For sure	Sin duda / ciertamente / seguramente	I am going to meet you for sure this weekend.
For good	Permanentemente	Did you hear? They are closing the store for good tomorrow!