Neues Konzept

Seven idioms for people

Idiom Literally Meaning
hablar por los codos to talk through your elbows to talk nonstop
no tener pelos en la lengua to have no hairs on your tongue to speak your mind
estar en las nubes to be in the clouds to be daydreaming
estar como una cabra to be like a goat to be completely mad
tomar el pelo (a alguien) to take someone's hair to pull someone's leg
marear la perdiz to make the partridge dizzy to go round in circles, to stall
echar leña al fuego to throw wood on the fire to add fuel to the fire

Estar como una cabra is affectionate teasing, not a diagnosis: Mi abuela está como una cabra: ¡se ha apuntado a clases de salsa! — My gran is completely mad: she's signed up for salsa classes!