A otro perro con ese hueso – go tell it to the Marines
A paso de tortuga – to move slowly
Al buey por el cacho, al hombre por la palabra – a man is only as good as his word
Al caballo regalado no se le mire el colmillo – beggars can’t be choosers
A cada chanco gordo le llega
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Nutty as a Fruit Cake or Más loco que un pastel de frutas
Caersele un tornillo – to be missing a screw
Camisa de fuerza – straight jacket
Casa de locos – nut house or mental institution
*Chiflado – nuts
Corrersele las tejas – to have your roofing
New traffic signals
Drunk as a Skunk
Ahogar sus penas – to drown one’s sorrows
Alcoholismo – alcoholism
Amarrarse una juma – to get
Stuck Up
Alimentar el ego – feed our ego
Arrogante – arrogant
Comer delante de pobres – to show off in front of lees fortunate people
Creerse el ombligo del mundo – to think one is hot stufff
Creerse la divina garza – think one is hot stuff
Creerse la gran caca