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B2 Upper intermediate · level 76 of 80

Level 76: An arm and a leg

42 Spanish words and 2 grammar points, in the order Huerta teaches them. Each word has an example sentence and a memory hook.

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Grammar in this level

Body idioms: costar un ojo de la cara, meter la pata

Costar un ojo de la cara (to cost an eye of the face): to cost an arm and a leg. Meter la pata (to put the paw in): to put your foot in it. Hablar por los codos (to talk through the elbows): to talk nonstop. No tener pelos en la lengua (no hairs on the tongue): not to mince words. Echar una mano: to lend a hand.

  • Costó un ojo de la cara.It cost an arm and a leg.
  • Habla por los codos.She talks nonstop.

Small verbs, many meanings: meter, pegar, colgar

Meter is to put in, and meterse to get involved (¡no te metas!). Pegar is to stick or to hit. Colgar is to hang, and to hang up the phone: me colgó (she hung up on me).

  • Me colgó.She hung up on me.
  • Mete la llave en la mochila.Put the key in the backpack.

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