CAROLINA

RODRIGUEZ PABON
Learning activity 1 Evidence: A world of images


1.

IDIOM: To cost an arm and a leg’ EXAMPLES:
• Look the new iphone, it cost an arm and a leg.
DEFINITION: • Did you know the price of the alcohol now? It costs an
*when something is very expensive. arm and a leg
• For the coronavirus the masks cost an arm and a leg
IN COLOMBIAN SPANISH:
Cuesta como una mano y un pie



2.

IDIOM: When pigs fly EXAMPLES:

DEFINITIONS: • The Colombians take care with the covid-19 when pigs fly
• The politicians don’t steal when pigs fly
• Something that never • The transmilenio will be alone when pigs fly
happening •
IN COLOMBIAN SPANISH:
Cuando los cerdos vuelen





3.

IDIOM: A piece of cake EXAMPLES:

DEFINITIONS: 1. Learn English is like a piece of cake.
2. The math test was a piece of cake
• Something is very easy 3. Cook ajiaco is a piece of cake

IN COLOMBIAN SPANISH:
Como una pieza de pastel


4.

IDIOM: No pain no gain EXAMPLES:
1. If you want to have a prefect body, you have to do exercise because no pain
DEFINITIONS: no gain.
2. To be a professional in Colombia is hard but if no pain no gain.
*if you work hard, you will 3. When you do abs and shoulders, if no pain no gain.
have a good reward.
IN COLOMBIAN SPANISH:
Sin dolor no hay ganancia






5.

IDIOM: Come rain or EXAMPLES:
come shine
DEFINITIONS: 1. I will travel to USA come rain or come shine.
2. I will learn English come rain or come shine
• Something will 3. I will finish the university come rain or come shine
happen and it isn’t IN COLOMBIAN SPANISH:
depending how Llueva o salga el sol




6.

IDIOM: Miss the boat EXAMPLES:

DEFINITIONS: 1. She will never return with you, you miss the
boat.
• When something is very 2. You didn’t go to the university and now you miss
late the boat
3. You didn’t study for the test, you miss the boat
IN COLOMBIAN SPANISH:
Perder el bote



7.

IDIOM: Stab someone in EXAMPLES:
the back 1. What happen with Mario, he stabs you in the
back?
DEFINITIONS: 2. I hear that you and Maria aren’t friends? Yes,
she stabs me in the back.
*When someone do 3. I don0t trust in Michael because he stabs laura
something bad but the in the back
other person didn’t know IN COLOMBIAN SPANISH:
* to hurt someone who was Apuñalear a alguien por la espalda
close to us and trusted us