ENGLISH IDIOMS

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IDIOMS

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1. What would be the English equivalent for this Spanish idiom: "al hambre no hay pan duro"?
   1.   When one is hungry all bread is good.
   2.   Beggars can't be choosers.
   3.   Hanger has not stale bread.
   4.   No hunger, no bread.
2. What would be the English equivalent for this Spanish idiom: "andarse por las ramas"?
   1.   Walk with branches.
   2.   Jump around the woods.
   3.   Walking through branches.
   4.   To beat around the bush.
3. What would be the English equivalent for this Spanish idiom: "borrón y cuenta nueva"?
   1.   Let's erase it and open an account.
   2.   You need to erase the past.
   3.   To forget the past and start anew.
   4.   New account, new eraser.
4. What would be the English equivalent for this Spanish idiom: "costar un ojo de la cara"?
   1.   To cost one eye of the face.
   2.   To cost an arm and a leg.
   3.   Pay for my eye.
   4.   My face without an eye.
5. What would be the English equivalent for this Spanish idiom: "empezar la casa por el tejado"?
   1.   To put the cart before the horse.
   2.   Begin the house for the roof.
   3.   Build the roof of the house as a starting point.
   4.   To do things in the right order.