Listen to Track Week 32
Day 218
Tirar la piedra y esconder la mano (Spain)
To throw the stone and hide the hand
To do something wrong and then act innocently
Spanish Example:
Ella es muy cobarde, pero es epecialista en tirar la piedra y esconder la mano
English Example:
She´s such a coward, but she likes stirring things up and acting innocently
Day 219
Tirar la toalla (Spain)
To throw the towel
To surrender
Spanish Example:
Sin embargo, no hemos de tirar la toalla.
English Example:
We must not give up, however.
Day 220
Tirar los tejos (Spain)
To throw the discs/disks
To try to hook up with someone
Spanish Example:
Podrían ser nervios, pero se parece más a tirar los tejos.
English Example:
Could be nerves, but it looks more like flirting?
Day 221
Tirar los trastos (Spain)
To throw the plates
To try to hook up with someone
Spanish Example:
Tío, te acaba de tirar los trastos.
English Example:
Dude, she totally flirted with you.
Day 222
Tirarse los trastos a la cabeza (Spain)
To throw plates at someone´s head
To fight with someone, normally only in a verbal way
Spanish Example:
Quiero decir que quizás se tiraban los trastos a la cabeza.
English Example:
No I mean, maybe they had fights in secret.
Day 223
Tocar madera (Mexico)
To touch wood
To knock on wood, , to hope something you just mentioned, does not happen to you.
Spanish Example:
Nunca estuve en un accidente serio, toco madera.
English Example:
I haven't ever been in a serious accident...knock on wood.
Day 224
Tocarse los huevos (Spain)
To touch your eggs
To do nothing, to be lazy
Spanish Example:
Solo va a la oficina a tocarse los huevos.
English Example:
He just goes to the office to sit down and do nothing.