Relationships & Emotions Idioms
Hacer las paces
To accept a difficult situation or reconcile.
Enamorado hasta las trancas
Madly in love with someone.
Empezar con el pie izquierdo
To make a bad start in a relationship or task.
Mantener a distancia
To avoid becoming too friendly with someone.
Dar el beneficio de la duda
To choose to believe someone despite lingering uncertainty.
Dar de lado a alguien
To intentionally ignore someone.
Aclarar las cosas
To remove tension or misunderstandings between people.
Bajo la férula de alguien
Completely controlled or dominated by someone.
No remover el avispero
To avoid restarting a settled conflict.
No muerdas la mano que te da de comer
Do not harm those who support or assist you.
La ausencia alimenta el amor
Being apart increases affection between loved ones.
Ojos que no ven, corazón que no siente
People or things easily forgotten when they are not present.
Ver las cosas del mismo modo
To agree fully with someone on an issue.
Pasar por la vicaría
To get married.
Como dos gotas de agua
Two people or things that are extremely similar.
A espaldas de alguien
Without someone's knowledge or consent.
Amigo de buen tiempo
A friend who is only around when conditions are good.
Enterrar el hacha de guerra
To make peace or conclude a quarrel.
Tener un cadáver en el armario
A discreditable or embarrassing secret.
Tener a alguien en el bolsillo
To have total control over someone.
En las buenas y en las malas
Under all circumstances, no matter how difficult.