To Catch Someone´s Eye
Atrapar tu mirada
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Meaning:
To attract someone´s attention, to find someone attractive, to make eye contact with somebody else for the first time.
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Origin:
If you catch someone´s eye, that means that your sight aims at that person. Originally, this idiom was used with the intention of saying that somebody else was the focus of your attention for whatever reason it might be. Nowadays, the meaning of this idiom has extended into romance to tell that you have a crush on someone else, your romantic pursuit.
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A Cat in Hell´s Chance
Ni yendo a bailar a Chalma / Ni vuelto a nacer
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Meaning:
Not to have even the slightest chance to succeed in a certain activity or pursuit.
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Origin:
lf a cat, which is supposed to have nine lives, can´t stand a chance of succeeding in attaining a certain goal or pursuit. Just imagine what the chances are for poor human beings who only have one life to take good use of. In this case, the word hell is just a word which denotes a negative emphasis expressing the frustration the speaker feels at the moment.
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To Play your Cards Right
Saber mover tus fichas
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Meaning:
To do everything that is needed in order to succeed or to get things your own way.
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Origin:
This idiom comes from the game of poker. Everybody can play poker but to be a champion you have to do the right moves in the right moment which is to play your cards smartly. This is that if two persons are given their own hands, the one who has the best hand is not necessarily going to be the winner. It all depend on how they play their cards.
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