vocabulario – Inglés Málaga

To be blue

Posted by Inglés Málagaon May 22, 2017May 17, 2017in Reading, VocabularyLeave a comment

Despite the glorious spring weather, at the moment, I am feeling a little blue. To be, or to feel blue, is a very common idiom which expresses the feeling of sadness of depression. How about cheering me up with a little joke or, you could throw caution to the wind and take me on holiday?

Anyway, what makes you feel blue?

To have ants in your pants

Posted by Inglés Málagaon Dec 18, 2014Dec 17, 2014in VocabularyLeave a comment

To have ants in your pants! – Tener hormigas en los pantalones

What does this idiom mean? ‘To be super, super, super excited’

Ok, I serioulsy have ants in my pants. My friends are flying into Málaga and we have a rock ‘n’ roll getaway planned: there will be cycling, rock climbing, jacuzzi, hip wiggling to live music and definitely a lot of eating and drinking and perhaps some falling over. And, luckily for me, none of my friends are keen on shopping or cooking. So, what’s in my suitcase? Credit card, aspirin, aspirin, aspirin, vitamins and a bottle of wine for the journey. Perfect, I’m in 7th heaven!

To be on the wagon

Posted by Inglés Málagaon Dec 17, 2014Dec 15, 2014in VocabularyLeave a comment

To be on the wagon! – Estar en el vagón

What does this idiom mean? ‘To stop drinking alcohol for a period of time’

I know!!! I understand the individual words, but not what they mean all together! Now, where is my corkscrew? And, where can I find a wagon like the wagon in the photo?

To be on cloud 9

Posted by Inglés Málagaon Dec 16, 2014Dec 15, 2014in VocabularyLeave a comment

To be on cloud 9 – Estar en la nube 9

What does this idiom mean? ‘To feel joy and happiness’

Ok, the summer of 2014 wasn’t great for me: Spain and England were dumped out of the World Cup; my best friend moved out of Málaga and George Clooney got married. Yes, personally speaking, the summer of 2014 was a complete disaster.

However, I’m now feeling all ‘loved-up’ and joyful. Yep, I’m on cloud 9! Although, the cherry on the cake is that I have got one of these tickets. Carmina Burana is simply one of the best choral pieces you will ever hear, and even if you think classical music is as dull as dishwater, I am sure you would enjoy this. You can not help feeling amazed by the sheer brilliance of the human voice! In my book, choirs ‘rock the house’!