Idioms-proverbs in Spanish

The time spent lingering at the table after a meal, talking

La sobremesa duró más que la comida. Estuvimos hablando tres horas. — The after-meal chat lasted longer than the meal. We talked for three hours.

It's raining heavily / It's pouring

Lit. "It rains jugs"

No salgas, está lloviendo a cántaros. — Don't go out, it's pouring.

I don't care / It's all the same to me

¿Cine o teatro? — Me da igual, lo que quieras. — Cinema or theater? — I don't care, whatever you want.

It's not worth it

No vale la pena discutir por eso. — It's not worth arguing about that.

To be daydreaming / To have one's head in the clouds

Lit. "To be in the clouds"

¡Oye, que estás en las nubes! ¿Me estás escuchando? — Hey, you're in the clouds! Are you listening to me?

To hit the nail on the head / To get it exactly right

Lit. "Hit the nail"

Con ese comentario has dado en el clavo. — With that comment you hit the nail on the head.

To not mince words / To speak one's mind freely

Lit. "To have no hairs on the tongue"

Mi abuela no tiene pelos en la lengua, dice lo que piensa. — My grandmother doesn't mince words, she says what she thinks.

To be crazy / To be nuts

Lit. "To be like a goat"

¿Vas a nadar en enero? ¡Estás como una cabra! — You're going swimming in January? You're nuts!

To get to the point / To cut to the chase

Lit. "Go to the grain"

Deja de dar rodeos y ve al grano. — Stop beating around the bush and get to the point.

To be a piece of cake / To be very easy

Lit. "To be eaten bread"

¿Difícil? ¡Qué va! Es pan comido. — Difficult? No way! It's a piece of cake.