A pie – on foor or a pata (slang)
Al pie de la letra – literally or verbatim
Al pie de la montaña – at the foot of the mountain
Al pie del cañón – on the job
Buscar tres pies al gato – to look for trouble
Cojear del mismo pie – to be birds read more

Comerse or tragarse sus palabras – to eat one’s own words Cruzar palabras – to cross words Cumplir su palabra – to keep one’s word Dar la palabra – to give someone the floor or right to speak Dejar con la palabra en la boca – to leave someone talking Hombre de palabra – a man of his word Medir sus palabras – to choose one’s words carefully Palabra – a word Palabrota – a swear word Romper su palabra – to break one’s word Tener la palabra – to have the floor (your turn to speak) Te tomo tu palabra – I’ll take your word for it Verbalmente – by word of mouth or por otras bocas Verboso – wordy Tiquismos: Palabrear – to try and convince someone Un pájaro me dijo – by word of mouth

With the National and American league playoffs in progress and the World Series around the corner I have included some baseball vocabulary:

Atrapar – To catch a ball
Barrerse – To slide
La Base – Base
Las bases llenas – The bases are loaded
Batazo – A hit
El Bate read more

Burlar la muerte – to cheat death
Casi se palmó – to almost die
Colgar los tenis – to die
Desafiar la muerte – to defy death
Es de morirse – Its to die or kill for (good food or anything else that is worth having, ect.)
Escuchar las arpas celestiales – read more