Category Archives: Spanish phrases

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Violent Words

Acribillar – to ridlde with bullits
Ajuste de cuentas – revenge
Ametrallar – to machinegun someone
Atropellar – to run over with a car
Asesino a sueldo – hired killer
Balear – to shoot
Dar una paliza – to beat someone
Dar una lección – to teach a lesson to someone
Degollar – to read more

Expressions with Clothing

Amarrarse los pantalones – to make one’s authority felt
Chancletear – to wear sandals
Comprar el sol – used when someone is wearing sun glasses and it isn’t sunny
Como tres en un zapato –like sardines in a can (crowded)
Crecer antes de que se le acaben los zapatos – to outgrow one’s shoes
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