camisa
shirt.
Factories are manufacturing hundreds of diversified products: paper containers, overalls, wire products, icepicks, furniture, building supplies, soap, buttons, wallpaper, kitchenware, shirts, cosmetics, carpets, paint - the list goes on.
apostarse la camisa
bet + Posesivo + life
bet + Posesivo + shirt
bet + Posesivo + boots
He bet his life that he would be found innocent because he believed there was insufficent eyewitness accounts that would render a shadow of a doubt.
Nobody with any sense would bet their shirt on it, but it's worth a small punt.
I can bet my boots those who haven't read the book would love it.
camisa de fuerza
straitjacket [straightjacket]
He wanted nothing to do with the straitjacket of guidelines and so-called standards = Él no quería tener nada que ver con el encorsetamiento que imponen las directrices y los "presuntos" estándares.
en mangas de camisa
in + Posesivo + short-sleeves
In any event, he ended up on the shoulder of the Connecticut Turnpike, 1200 miles from home, shivering in his short-sleeves.
jugarse la camisa
bet + Posesivo + life
bet + Posesivo + bottom dollar
bet + Posesivo + shirt
bet + Posesivo + boots
He bet his life that he would be found innocent because he believed there was insufficent eyewitness accounts that would render a shadow of a doubt.
Vachal says there is 'no friggin' way' that happened and that she would 'bet her bottom dollar' that Bialek's allegations are untrue.
Nobody with any sense would bet their shirt on it, but it's worth a small punt.
I can bet my boots those who haven't read the book would love it.
manga de camisa
short sleeve
Rubbing an object on one's shirt sleeves has become the stereotype for electrostatics.
mangas de camisa
shirt-sleeve
These 'shirt-sleeve conferences,' as Claverhouse calls them, multiply the probability of more creative and successful campaigns by increasing the number of minds at work on an advertiser's products.
meterse en camisa de once varas
open (up) + a can of worms
get into + a mess
get into + a jam
get into + a fix
get into + a pickle
bite off more than + Pronombre + can chew
It may seem as though we have opened a can of worms, but there is no need to despair.
There are generally two schools of thought on how we get into a mess of this sort: the conspiracy theory and the cock-up theory.
I believe firmly in the axiom that getting into a jam from time to time brings out the best in us.
This way you do not get into a fix and land up with a debt which you do not have the capacity to pay back.
Toyota seems to have got into a pickle with this product recall issue, but they remain one of the best motor vehicle makers in the world.
We should do our part, but we shouldn't bite off more than we can chew.
meterse en camisas de once varas
get + Reflexivo + into a fine mess
She got herself into a fine mess doing It but nobody said a word in reproof.
meterse la camisa
tuck in + Posesivo + shirt
He slurps, spills, slouches, talks with his mouth full, and never, ever tucks in his shirt.
perder hasta la camisa
lose + Posesivo + shirt
Some have said, 'Don't sell your house at auction..you'll lose your shirt!'.
remangarse la camisa
roll up + Posesivo + sleeves
The people from Afghanistan have decided to roll up their sleeves and start the Herculean task of the reconstruction of the national heritage.
sin camisa
shirtless
He was shirtless and covered with grass shavings, because the bag on the mower was ripped and held together with clothes pins.
sudar la camisa
sweat + blood
slog + Posesivo + guts out
work + Posesivo + butt off
work up + a lather
work up + a sweat
work + Posesivo + tail off
work + Posesivo + ass off
work + Posesivo + arse off
work + Posesivo + proverbials off
After spending a year sweating blood to write a novel, tossing it into a sock drawer isn't easy if you know it's good.
It is a disgrace when you consider that there are people slogging their guts out and only getting paid a minimum wage of £3.70 per hour.
They've been working their butts off since the program was launched to appease the crowd.
There's one option that lets you work out without working up a lather.
You can work up a sweat in a swimming pool just as quickly as you can in a gym.
A winner is someone who recognizes his God-given talents, works his tail off to develop them into skills, and uses these skills to accomplish his goals.
What do you think of a woman expecting a baby working her ass off supporting a sorry ass man that will not work?.
She did what she could and worked her arse off to complete her assignment not only on time but to the best of her abilities.
To his credit, he's worked his proverbials off since he realised that reaching the 'Promised Land' was not just a daydream.
