Dichos y refranes (Latin America)

Hijo de tigre sale pintado

• Bite off more than you can chew

• The apple doesn't fall far from the tree

• Get a taste of your own medicine

• Don't judge a book by its cover

Someone who is "comiendo moscas" is...

• Daydreaming

• Yawning

• Eating with their mouth open

• Eating very little

If someone tells you "no hay moros en la costa," it means

• Trouble is ahead

• The coast is clear

• Run like the wind

• Waste not, want not

In Costa Rica, when someone says "está cayendo un pelito de gato" it means

• Your cat is shedding a lot

• The floor is slippery (watch out!)

• It is drizzling rain

• Someone is sneaking around

"Dar a luz" means

• To give birth

• To understand

• To have a great idea

• To expose someone

If you are "andando por las ramas," you are

• going off on a tangent

• daydreaming

• taking a long walk

• horseplaying

Someone who "se pasa de la raya" is

• acting out of line

• looking tired

• walking through a storm

• going through a hard time

"Tomar el sartén por el mango" is the same as which English expression

• Take the bull by its horns

• Beat around the bush

• Get your act together

• Wrap your head around something

Something that is "pan comido" is

• Easy as pie

• Hard as a rock

• A perfect storm

• A snowball effect

If someone is "echando los perros," they are

• going wild

• kicking someone out

• eating a lot

• flirting