up
up and around / up and away / up front / up in years / …
when
when least expected / when the chips are down / …
Algunas expresiones y frases agrupadas por verbos claves
to be
to be on the carpet / to be slow on the uptake / …
to beat
to beat around the bush / to beat the rap / …
to bite
to bite the bullet / to bite the dust / …
to blow to blow a fuse / to blow the lid off / …
to break to beak even / to break loose / to break the news / …
to bring to bring down the house / to bring home the bacon / …
to call
to call a spade a spade / to call it a day / …
to carry to carry the ball / to carry the torch for / …
to cast
to cast doubt on / to cast the first stone / …
to catch to catch red-handed / to catch off guard / …
to come to come alive / to come clean / to come to an end / …
to cut
to cut class / to cut corners / to cut the chase / …
to do
to do a double take / to do one's duty / to do the trick / …
to draw to draw fire / to draw a blank / to draw the line / …
to drop to drop a bombshell / to drop a line / to drop a brick / …
to eat
to eat crow / to eat dirt / to eat one's words / …
to fall
to fall asleep / to fall in love / to fall into place / …
to get
to get a break / to get a grasp of / to get a raw deal / …
to give
to give birth to / to give chase / to give rise to / …
to go
to go astray / to go broke / go at it / to go bad / …
to hang to hang loose / to hang tough / to hang by a thread / …
to have to have a big mouth / to have a word with / …
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