7 expresiones nivel Proficiency

Bottle up (reprimir)

When a person bottles things up, they refuse to talk about things that make them angry
or worried.

It is not healthy to bottle your emotions up.

Tie the knot (dar el s, casarse)

To get married.

When are you guys going to tie the knot? Youve been together like forever!

Easy on the eye (agradable a la vista)

Pleasant to look at.

Your recent painting is really easy on the eye.

Strike it lucky (tener suerte)

To suddenly have a lot of unexpected luck.

What would you do if you struck it lucky in the national lottery?

Set your sights on (echarle el ojo a algo)

To decide to achieve something.

I set my sights on getting a good English level and I finally did.

Spill the beans (irse de la lengua)

To give away a secret.

You shouldnt have spilled the beans about Marks girlfriend.

Standing ovation (ovacin de pie)

An occasion when the people in an audience stand up to clap at the end of a

performance or speech because they liked it very much.

The lecturer received a standing ovation at the end of his speech.