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ponchar tarjeta	Punch a clock/Punch the clock	(Non-member)
poner (algo) de cabeza	turn (smthg) upside down	Álvaro Blanch
poner de patitas en la calle	to throw someone's ass out on the street	(Non-member)
poner el grito en el cielo	scream to high heaven	(Non-member)
poner los ojos en	set their sights on	Rebecca Hendry
poniéndose espectacular	getting herself all dolled up / dressing (up) to the nines	Yvonne Becker
Por la boca muere el pez y el humano también	We are what we eat, and what we eat is killing us	David Hasting
Por la boca muere el pez.	to put one's foot in one's mouth	Alan Lambson
por la causa que fuere	for whatever reason	(Non-member)
Por la cuenta que le traia	in his /her own interest	Beatriz Ramirez de Haro
Por la Virgen del Carmen	for the love of God	Yvonne Becker
por lo imprevisto	out of (sheer) surprise/shock (in this context)	Carol Gullidge
posuda	poser/posing	liz askew
progresividad	progressive realization	(Non-member)
punteria	accuracy	(Non-member)
puras manos	thoughtless action	E. David Curiel
qué hubo de lo mío?	What about our deal?	Yvonne Becker
que deja en pañales a XX	makes XX look tame by comparison / which makes xxx look like nothing more than a mischievous child	Yvonne Becker
que el que no arriesga, no gana	Nothing ventured, nothing gained	Yvonne Becker
Que no vengan con espantapajaros, que viene el cuco de...	No more stories of/about the big bad wolf	garci

quedando réplica para su comunidad	who will be able to train others in their community	(Non-member)
quemar	you'll make me look bad in front of others	Sandra de la Vega
querer tapar el sol con un dedo	burying your head in the sand/ignoring the gravity of a situation	Wil Hardman
quién me quita lo bailado (expression)	It was worth it / it was worth every minute	Eloisa Anchezar
quien me viera y quien me vio	If they could see me now!	(Non-member)
Quien mucho abarca, poco aprieta	Don't bite off more than you can chew	(Non-member)
quien siembra vientos recoge tempestades	he who sows the wind shall reap the whirlwind	(Non-member)
quinta pata	if it ain't broke don't fix it	Smartranslators
Raimundo y todo el mundo	everyone and their mother	(Non-member)
rasgado el velo	piercing the corporate veil / pierced the corporate veil	Smartranslators
recurrir a otros malabarismos en aras de la buena expresion	resort to other sorts of linguistic acrobatics for the sake of the perfect phrase	Owen Munday
replantear las cosas	adopt a fresh approach	(Non-member)
reventar las amarras	break the ties that bind [x]	Michael Powers (PhD)
riesgos con gaseosa	the risks are minimal/insignificant	(Non-member)
Rondas y Recorridos	Rounds, Patrols	(Non-member)
roza los tintes de conflicto	This controversy touches upon aspects of the conflict having to do with the original medicine...	(Non-member)
sacar la casta	show what I am made of	David Cahill
salirse de los firmes carriles	stray from the straight and narrow	Nikki Graham
salvó el foso de un salto	he cleared the ditch in one jump / in one leap	Michael Powers (PhD)
sarna con gusto no pica	If you love scabies, they don't hurt // If you like the scratching then you do not mind the lice	(Non-member)

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