from bad to worse - de mal en peor
Things keep going from bad to worse: first, I los my job, now I lose my house!
from day one - desde el primer día
Charlie never liked school. He hated it from day one.
from hand to mouth- con lo justo
Liz says she lives from hand to mouth but she spends too much money on
clothes.
from head to toe – de pies a cabeza
Mr. Fitzpatrick is a real gentleman from head to toe. So charming!
from hunger – a causa de hambre
The amount of people dying from hunger every day around the world is
alarming.
from rags to riches - de mendigo a millonario
My dad was very poor but he went from rags to riches working all his life
from scratch - desde el principio
My computer caught a virus and I had no backup so I had to start my
work from scratch.
from side to side – de una lado a otro
The flowers swayed from side to side in the light summer breeze. It was lovely.
from soup to nuts - de principo a fin
Helen was very much involved in the project. She was in it from soup to nuts.
from square one – desde el principio
The police inquiry had to begin from square one after a series of false clues.
from stem to Stern – de cabo a rabo
We've searched the yacht from stem to stern but we didn't find any hole.
from the bottom of one's heart – de todo corazon
I wish you both a very happy marriage, from the bottom of my heart.
from the cradle to the grave – durante toda la vida
My grandfather worked from the cradle to the grave to have everything he
wanted.
from the frying pan into the fire – de Guatemala a guatepeor
We've gone from the frying pan into the fire, no money, no house, no car..
from the get-go/word ‘go’ – desde el principio
Alex said he would help me with the assignment from the word "go".
from the sublime to the ridiculous – de un extremo a otro
I didn't like the movie; it went from the sublime to the ridiculous all the time.
from this day forward - de hoy en Adelante
From this day forward, I'll start going to the gym every week.
from time to time – de vez en cuando
I like having a glass of wine during dinner from time to time.
from way back – desde hace tiempo
Peter and Tim are really good friends. They know each other from way back.
of a kind/shorts – por asi decirlo
Well, I think she's a model or an actress of sorts.
of age – de mayor edad
Andrew can't touch the money he inherited until he's of age.
of Benefit – beneficioso
I believe this treaty will be of benefit for the whole region.
of consequence – de importancia
Global warming is a matter of consequence to the President.
of few words - de pocas palabras
Eddie is a man of few words. He doesn't talk much.
of late – ultimadamente
Where have you been going of late?
of note – notable
We're so proud of our son. He's a lawyer of note in New York.
of old – de antaño
My grandfather always talks about the good dances of old.
of one's life – de su vida
This was the best birthday party of my life.
of one's own Accord – espontaneamente
The witness went to the police station of his own accord.
of the essence – de vital importancia
We must act immediately. Time is of the essence.
of two minds - indeciso, sin saber qué hacer
My parents are of two minds about letting me study abroad.
under a cloud – bajo sospecha
The whole government has been under a cloud after the scandal.
under control – bajo control
Are you sure you have everything under control? I can help you if you want.
under fire – bajo fuego
The city of Baghdad has been under fire for 12 hours.
under lock and key – cerrado bajo llave
Mr. Smith keeps all his money in the bank safely under lock and key.
under my care – bajo mi cuidado
The kids will stay under my care while their parents are away.
under no circumstances - bajo ninguna circunstancia
Under no circumstances should the patient leave the hospital.
under my nose – delante de mis narices
How could I be so blind? This has been going on under my nose all the time!
under oath – bajo juramento
You must tell the truth to the jury, Miss Lee, remember you are under oath.
under one's breath- entre dientes
Mark said something under his breath and I couldn't understand him.
under one's feet -siempre pagado a alguien
I can't do my work if you're all the time under my feet! Go away!
under one's own steam – por tus propios medios
Lou came home under his own steam. Nobody brought him.
under pressure – bajo presión
Pete's under a lot of pressure right now, that's why he's so nervous.
under someone's thumb- dominado
I'm sick of being under my mom's thumb. I'm a grown woman, I have my own
life!
under the aegis of – bajo los aupicios de
Most artists of the Renaissance worked under the aegis of a patron.
under the circumstances – dado las circunstancias
We usually don't do this but, under the circumstances, we can make an
exception.
under the counter/table – subrepticiamente
I quit my job because there were lots of things going on under the counter.
under the gun – muy estresado
I'm sorry, I've got a lot of work to do and I'm under the gun with it.
under the hammer- ir a la subasta
A series of items belonging to John Lennon went under the hammer yesterday.
under the impresión – tener la impresión de
Moe seemed to be under the impression that we were going with him.
under the influence – bajo la influencia del alcohol
Lots of celebrities get arrested for driving under the influence.
under the knife – en la mesa de operaciones
My sister has gallstones and she has to go under the knife.
under the weather – indispuesto
Helen had to go home because she was feeling a bit under the weather.
under wraps – en secreto
The whole thing was a secret and they kept it all under wraps.
to a certain degree – hasta cierto punto
His story is only credible to a certain degree.
to a fault – demasiado, en extremo
I think you're being naive to a fault.
to a T - como anillo al dedo
This job is perfect for Al, it suits him to a T.
to all intents and purposes – practicamente
The clubs and discos in the city had, to all intents and purposes, closed.
to and fro – de un lado a otro
Jackie's so busy she keeps running to and fro all day long.
to date – hasta ahora
This is the number of car accidents we've had this year in the country to date.
