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ir = attend ; go ; go over ; saunter ; come ; go forth. 

Example: He was awarded the bachelor's degree, magna cum laude, from Harvard University, and he attended Rutgers Library School where he graduated first in his class.Example: It was 'exceedingly inconvenient' because the books were entered in it 'where no person who goes to consult the catalogue would expect to find them'.Example: Compassion shadowed the trustee's face -- she could see he was desperate -- and compassion was in her voice as she answered: 'All right, I'll go over this afternoon'.Example: She sauntered back to her desk, intending to work, and was a little perturbed to find that she could not work.Example: This article urges children's librarians to attack 'aliteracy' (lack of a desire to read) as well as illiteracy by taking programmes, e.g. story hours, to children who do not come to libraries.Example: Finally six men agreed to go forth in their underclothes and nooses around their necks in hopeful expectation that their sacrifice would satisfy the king's bloodlust and he would spare the rest of the citizens.

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» ¿a dónde vas? = whither thou goest [Frase arcaica] .

Example: The article 'Interlibrary loan: automation, whither thou goest; some gripes and an accolade' advises postponing automation until dedicated funds are available and hardware is standardized.

» algo va mal = something is amiss .

Example: 'You've noticed something is amiss!' she grinned, tapping her forehead.

» ¡allá voy! = here I come! .

Example: Melanie Stanton broke into a gentle laugh as he recalled him executing a shuffling fandango and announcing mischievously, 'Women in the SLA, get ready, here I come!'.

» a punto de irse a pique = on the rocks .

Example: Marriage is on the rocks in Britain, with the proportion of unmarried people exceeding that of married people as more men and women opt to live together without constraints.

» cada uno + irse + por su lado = go + Posesivo + separate ways .

Example: When the look of the sky informed us that it was getting along toward suppertime, we climbed down and said 'So long' and 'See you tomorrow,' and went our separate ways in the dusk.

» cada uno + irse + por su sitio = go + Posesivo + separate ways .

Example: When the look of the sky informed us that it was getting along toward suppertime, we climbed down and said 'So long' and 'See you tomorrow,' and went our separate ways in the dusk.

» caso + ir + a juicio = case + go to court .

Example: Once the case went to court, my ex and I were both called to take the stand and state our cases.

» caso + ir + a los tribunales = case + go to court .

Example: Once the case went to court, my ex and I were both called to take the stand and state our cases.

» como si + Pronombre + fuese la vida en ello = for dear life ; like there's no tomorrow .

Example: Suddenly, she found herself hanging on to her seat for dear life, inside a bus turned sideways.

Example: The way to live like there's no tomorrow is to basically love life and be as crazy as possible and take risks and chances.

» cuando todo va a las mil maravillas = when the chips are up .

Example: Most her friends seem to be there when the chips are up but nowhere to be found when the chips are down.

» cuando todo va viento en popa = when the chips are up .

Example: Most her friends seem to be there when the chips are up but nowhere to be found when the chips are down.

» dejarlo cuando las cosas van bien = cash in + Posesivo + chips ; quit while + the going + be + good .

Example: She could have cashed in her chips and fled to any number of countries that do not extradite to the United States rather than running the risk of a prison sentence.

Example: If one has reached a satisfactory level of success in a game, it is wiser to quit while the going is good rather than to keep pushing their luck and running the risk of it turning bad.

» dejarlo mientras las cosas van bien = cash in + Posesivo + chips ; quit while + the going + be + good .

Example: She could have cashed in her chips and fled to any number of countries that do not extradite to the United States rather than running the risk of a prison sentence.

Example: If one has reached a satisfactory level of success in a game, it is wiser to quit while the going is good rather than to keep pushing their luck and running the risk of it turning bad.

» dejar que Alguien se vaya = let + Nombre + go .

Example: He said he'd be very disappointed to learn we were thinking of letting her go.

» descanso para ir al baño = bathroom break .

Example: Just wait until they hear the newest company rule: No bathroom breaks until you clock off work at the end of the day.

» despedirse de Alguien deseándole que todo vaya bien = wish + well .

Example: She rose, took his hand, wished him well, and quitted the room.

» donde fueres haz lo que vieres = when in Rome (do as the Romans do) .

Example: 'When in Rome do as the Romans do,' the key word being integrate within the society you live in = "Donde fueres haz lo que vieres", la idea clave es que debemos integrarnos en la sociedad en la que vivamos.

» el no va más = the be all and end all .

Example: The article 'Professional status -- not the be all or end all' proposes a re-examination of the nature of librarians' work in relation to the professional model.

» el reloj ir adelantado = the clock + be fast .

Example: I once came in late and my excuse was that the clock was fast.

» empezar a ir bien = fall into/in + place .

Example: It's really falling into place for us, but we have to keep doing it, week in and week out.

» empezar a irse al garete = hit + the skids ; be on the skids .

Example: Economic data released Friday in Tokyo leaves no doubt that Japan's economy has hit the skids.

Example: But will Barack Obama dare to touch this sacred cow that seems as American as apple pie -- especially now, when the housing market is on the skids?.

» grupo de usuarios al que va dirigido = target user group .

Example: The target user group was the approximately 100 senior economics major completing theses.

» hacer las maletas e irse = pack up and leave ; pack up and go .

Example: My wife packed up and left me without warning me she was leaving.

Example: It turns out that some people are more willing to pack up and go that others.

» ir a = get to ; turn to ; refer to ; be out to ; gonna [going to] [Contracción usada en el lenguaje coloquial] ; head for ; come to ; take + a trip to ; go to ; head out (in)to ; head off for/to/toward(s) ; attend ; walk over (to) ; head to(wards) ; report to ; make + Posesivo + way to ; get + Posesivo + ass/arse to ; go along to .

Example: Be sure to use the tabulator key (not the space bar) to get to the beginning of the next field when typing in an entry.

Example: First of all we will consider the main schedules or 'main tables', so turn to page 26 of the scheme where you will find an outline of the main divisions of these schedules.

Example: For further details, if needed, the reader can then refer to the main file, under the class number indicated.

Example: If the reference head is out to lunch, the exception to the lending policy must be handled by the new librarian.

Example: The article is entitled 'Who's gonna take out the garbage when I'm dead and gone? New roles for leaders'.

Example: Cataloguing, while changing direction, is heading for a secure future.

Example: We now come to the sixth and last condition of authorship.

Example: I have always thought that it would be neat to take a trip to Israel -- as a Christian it would be so historically mind blowing.

Example: When our parents were in school, very few kids went to therapy -- now it's much more common.

Example: Get up in the wee hours of the morning and head out into the country, far from the city lights so you can observe tomorrow's meteor shower.

Example: Things take a turn for the unexpected, however, when Herman suggests that the three of them head off for a beano by the sea.

Example: He was awarded the bachelor's degree, magna cum laude, from Harvard University, and he attended Rutgers Library School where he graduated first in his class.

Example: Today, I walked over to my grandmother's house to pay her a visit.

Example: If you want to experience acting at its very best, you should not head to Hollywood or even Broadway.

Example: The university has a single library system whose director reports to the provost, and has the rank of professor.

Example: Alphabetical scatter means that related subjects are not found together, but are scattered according to the accident of their names; for instance, if we look under Zoology, we may be referred to Animals and having made our way to the other end of the catalogue we may find that really the heading we should have been looking for was Zebras.

Example: I wonder if she ever got off her duff and got her ass to the doctor like she said she would.

Example: She went along to the trapdoor, raised it, swung down onto the steps, and closed it above her.

» ir a = get to ; turn to ; refer to ; be out to ; gonna [going to] [Contracción usada en el lenguaje coloquial] ; head for ; come to ; take + a trip to ; go to ; head out (in)to ; head off for/to/toward(s) ; attend ; walk over (to) ; head to(wards) ; report to ; make + Posesivo + way to ; get + Posesivo + ass/arse to ; go along to .

Example: Be sure to use the tabulator key (not the space bar) to get to the beginning of the next field when typing in an entry.

Example: First of all we will consider the main schedules or 'main tables', so turn to page 26 of the scheme where you will find an outline of the main divisions of these schedules.

Example: For further details, if needed, the reader can then refer to the main file, under the class number indicated.

Example: If the reference head is out to lunch, the exception to the lending policy must be handled by the new librarian.

Example: The article is entitled 'Who's gonna take out the garbage when I'm dead and gone? New roles for leaders'.

Example: Cataloguing, while changing direction, is heading for a secure future.

Example: We now come to the sixth and last condition of authorship.

Example: I have always thought that it would be neat to take a trip to Israel -- as a Christian it would be so historically mind blowing.

Example: When our parents were in school, very few kids went to therapy -- now it's much more common.

Example: Get up in the wee hours of the morning and head out into the country, far from the city lights so you can observe tomorrow's meteor shower.

Example: Things take a turn for the unexpected, however, when Herman suggests that the three of them head off for a beano by the sea.

Example: He was awarded the bachelor's degree, magna cum laude, from Harvard University, and he attended Rutgers Library School where he graduated first in his class.

Example: Today, I walked over to my grandmother's house to pay her a visit.

Example: If you want to experience acting at its very best, you should not head to Hollywood or even Broadway.

Example: The university has a single library system whose director reports to the provost, and has the rank of professor.

Example: Alphabetical scatter means that related subjects are not found together, but are scattered according to the accident of their names; for instance, if we look under Zoology, we may be referred to Animals and having made our way to the other end of the catalogue we may find that really the heading we should have been looking for was Zebras.

Example: I wonder if she ever got off her duff and got her ass to the doctor like she said she would.

Example: She went along to the trapdoor, raised it, swung down onto the steps, and closed it above her.

» ir a = get to ; turn to ; refer to ; be out to ; gonna [going to] [Contracción usada en el lenguaje coloquial] ; head for ; come to ; take + a trip to ; go to ; head out (in)to ; head off for/to/toward(s) ; attend ; walk over (to) ; head to(wards) ; report to ; make + Posesivo + way to ; get + Posesivo + ass/arse to ; go along to .

Example: Be sure to use the tabulator key (not the space bar) to get to the beginning of the next field when typing in an entry.

Example: First of all we will consider the main schedules or 'main tables', so turn to page 26 of the scheme where you will find an outline of the main divisions of these schedules.

Example: For further details, if needed, the reader can then refer to the main file, under the class number indicated.

Example: If the reference head is out to lunch, the exception to the lending policy must be handled by the new librarian.

Example: The article is entitled 'Who's gonna take out the garbage when I'm dead and gone? New roles for leaders'.

Example: Cataloguing, while changing direction, is heading for a secure future.

Example: We now come to the sixth and last condition of authorship.

Example: I have always thought that it would be neat to take a trip to Israel -- as a Christian it would be so historically mind blowing.

Example: When our parents were in school, very few kids went to therapy -- now it's much more common.

Example: Get up in the wee hours of the morning and head out into the country, far from the city lights so you can observe tomorrow's meteor shower.

Example: Things take a turn for the unexpected, however, when Herman suggests that the three of them head off for a beano by the sea.

Example: He was awarded the bachelor's degree, magna cum laude, from Harvard University, and he attended Rutgers Library School where he graduated first in his class.

Example: Today, I walked over to my grandmother's house to pay her a visit.

Example: If you want to experience acting at its very best, you should not head to Hollywood or even Broadway.

Example: The university has a single library system whose director reports to the provost, and has the rank of professor.

Example: Alphabetical scatter means that related subjects are not found together, but are scattered according to the accident of their names; for instance, if we look under Zoology, we may be referred to Animals and having made our way to the other end of the catalogue we may find that really the heading we should have been looking for was Zebras.

Example: I wonder if she ever got off her duff and got her ass to the doctor like she said she would.

Example: She went along to the trapdoor, raised it, swung down onto the steps, and closed it above her.

» ir a ayudar a Alguien = rally to + Posesivo + aid .

Example: Richard was up shit creek without a paddle, even though lots of students rallied to his aid, some going back many years to when he first started teaching in 2001.

» ir a caminar = go for + a walk .

Example: It is hard to beat going for a walk as a way to take a break.

» ir a casa de = make + house calls .

Example: For the next three months, Walsh and the team made house calls under the cloak of darkness into the dangerous city to help the baby.

» ir a cazar = go + shooting .

Example: She apparently went shooting with her more conservative colleague at his hoity-toity gun club last week.

» ir acompañado de = come with .

Example: The documentation that comes with a program should be examined carefully.

» ir a continuación de = follow in + the footsteps of .

Example: Access to information is a fundamental right of citizenship, in fact, the fourth right, following in the footsteps of civil rights, political rights and social rights.

» ir a contra reloj = race against + time ; race against + the clock .

Example: The officials and the workers involved in the rescue operations were racing against time to save the child.

Example: The emergency services were frantically racing against the clock to try and hold together their city which was coming apart at the seams.

» ir a correr = go for + a run ; go for + a jog ; jog ; go jogging ; go running .

Example: I went for a run with my friend last Saturday and we ran for ages.

Example: As a fat guy, I'm happy to say that I've never had someone laugh or snicker when I go for a jog or to the gym.

Example: Anyone jog at night before hitting the hay -- is it good for sleep or you become too awake?.

Example: I tend to prefer jogging at night, though I know plenty of people like to go jogging before work in the morning.

Example: Some people go running whichever time best fits their schedules.

» ir a cuestas = ride + piggyback .

Example: There is a strong bind between mother and offspring: newborns soon learn to cling to the mother's belly and, when older, to ride piggyback.

» ir a cuestas de = piggyback [piggy-back] .

Example: His logic is simple: People need the help of others to be truly creative -- thought breeds thought and ideas 'piggyback' on other ideas.

» ir a darse una vuelta = go for + a walk .

Example: It is hard to beat going for a walk as a way to take a break.

» ir a dar un paseo = go for + a stroll .

Example: She was moved by a sudden impulse to leave the building and go for a stroll.

» ir adelantado = run + early ; run ahead of + schedule ; be ahead of schedule .

Example: Occasionally bus services may run early or behind schedule due to traffic congestion.

Example: What with planting running ahead of schedule, we will have a very good idea about the size of the crop by the second half of January.

Example: The bank's recovery is ahead of schedule as it slashed annual losses by more than half in 2010.

» ir a echar un vistazo = go for/on + a recce [También escrito reckie] .

Example: If you are in doubt, you can always go for a recce on the road bike and design yourself a route with manageable hills.

» ir a + Infinitivo = be to + Infinitivo .

Example: If the issue is to go on the display shelf, an 'X' appears under 'Display'.

» ir a jucio = stand (for) + trial .

Example: Knowing that the trials were inherently unfair and he was almost certain to be convicted and executed, Corey refused to stand for trial.

» ir a juicio = face + trial .

Example: A woman who worked as a nanny for a couple was deemed fit to face trial on charges she stabbed two of their children to death in their home home last year.

» ir a la baja = be down .

Example: In fact, the 1979 index figures show a strong contrast between the hardback and paperback turnovers, with the hardback market being down and the paperback market up.

» ir a la bancarrota = go + belly up [Coloquial] ; go into + receivership ; go into + liquidation ; go into + administration ; go into + bankruptcy ; go + bankrupt .

Example: Our ISP (Internet Service Provider) went belly up 10 days ago and we have been unable to send & receive emails since.

Example: The company's employees face the likelihood of being made jobless after it went into receivership this week.

Example: When a company goes into liquidation, the directors cease to have control of the company, and the liquidator takes over.

Example: Dundee have been docked four points as a result of going into administration.

Example: I am truly ashamed to have gone into bankruptcy and I don't know when I will recover emotionally from this experience.

Example: One version of the story has the emperor going bankrupt.

» ir a la cabeza = lead + the way ; lead + the pack ; be ahead of the game ; be ahead of the pack ; be ahead of the competition ; be ahead of the curve .

Example: The tanks led the way and the remaining infantrymen trailed behind, using the tanks, trees and road bank as cover from the fire coming from the city.

Example: Northern India has the least number of female tobacco users while eastern India leads the pack, according to India's first-ever adult tobacco survey.

Example: The article is entitled 'Ahead of the game: developing academic library staff for the 21st century'.

Example: Radio Mirchi continues to top the daily listenership charts in Delhi, and is also ahead of the pack in Kolkata, the company said in a statement.

Example: Those who act promptly, who do it now, are ahead of the competition and attract fewer critics, enemies, and naysayers.

Example: Companies that are ahead of the curve tend to make greater progress in digital transformation and have seen greater returns.

» ir a la cárcel = serve + time ; do + time ; go to + prison ; go to + jail [La palabra jail también se escribe gaol, principalmente en inglés de influencia británica] ; go to + gaol [La palabra gaol también se escribe jail, principalmente en inglés de influencia norteamericana] .

Example: All aspects of the criminal justice system are included, from bargaining with the police to considering plea bargaining to serving time.

Example: He did time after doing a job with buddies who left him holding the bag.

Example: When a parent goes to prison, it can have a devastating effect on the family that are left behind to cope with the aftermath.

Example: This is a great book for children who have to deal with parents going to jail.

Example: Most of us spend our lives doing the right thing to avoid going to gaol.

» ir a la caza de = chase down ; be on the hunt for ; hunt for .

Example: A feisty Harlem woman turned the tables on three subway muggers, chasing down two of the thugs while snatching back her purse.

Example: They are on the hunt for a general dogsbody they can kick around the office.

Example: Police are hunting for a woman they fear may be planning to carry out a suicide bomb attack.

» ir a la caza de ofertas = go + bargain-hunting .

Example: High street's busiest day ever as millions go bargain-hunting.

» ir a la cola (del pelotón) = bring up + the rear .

Example: As always, Adam was in the lead, and John brought up the rear.

» ir a la derecha = go to + the right .

Example: He then decided whether to go to the right or to the left by tossing heads or tails at every street corner.

» ir a la deriva = drift ; drift about ; drift away .

Example: Now that libraries have been catapulted out of the ice age by the online catalogue, they cannot afford to drift through the strong, variable winds of technological change.

Example: Anyway, they found an abandoned freight ship that'd been drifting about for 50 years.

Example: When you fail to pay attention to the ones you love the most, you start to drift away.

» ir a la escuela = go to + school ; attend + school .

Example: Well, I was giving her the benefit of the doubt on knowing that women in Iraq under Saddam didn't have to wear burqas, did go to school, hold down jobs, etc.

Example: In all five countries poverty, natural disasters, man-made conflicts and cultural barriers have meant that millions of children cannot attend school.

» ir a la guerra = go to + war .

Example: The article 'Some speculations on why the British library profession didn't go to war' compares the varying response of British and American libraries to World War I.

» ir a la iglesia = go to + church .

Example: One goes to church not for what one can get but what one can give.

» ir a la izquierda = go to + the left .

Example: He then decided whether to go to the right or to the left by tossing heads or tails at every street corner.

» ir al alza = be on the up ; be on the increase .

Example: It's no secret that the housing market has been on the up and up, just like mortgage rates.

Example: Incidents of harassment in libraries today between library employees and patrons or between one patron and another are on the increase.

» ir a la moda = look + stylish .

Example: Winter fashion is all about looking stylish while staying warm.

» ir a la par = proceed + in parallel .

Example: The first two stages can proceed in parallel with the third, the remaining stages are sequential.

» ir a la par (con) = go + hand in hand (with) .

Example: Arts development can go hand in hand with libraries and information, but for librarians new to the field there can be pitfalls.

» ir a la par con = go + hand in glove with ; parallel .

Example: It is also the case that successful quality initiatives go hand in glove with greater work force participation.

Example: It directly or indirectly incorporated or paralleled several prevailing objectives and concepts of the communication and behavioral sciences and other contributory disciplines.

» ir a la quiebra = go into + bankruptcy ; go into + administration ; go into + liquidation ; go into + receivership ; go + bankrupt .

Example: I am truly ashamed to have gone into bankruptcy and I don't know when I will recover emotionally from this experience.

Example: Dundee have been docked four points as a result of going into administration.

Example: When a company goes into liquidation, the directors cease to have control of the company, and the liquidator takes over.

Example: The company's employees face the likelihood of being made jobless after it went into receivership this week.

Example: One version of the story has the emperor going bankrupt.

» ir a las calles donde se ponen las prostitutas en busca de una = crawl + the kerb [Se puede usar en los dos sentidos de buscar prostitutas u ofrecerse como una o uno] .

Example: Men aren't capable of controlling their impulses and if they didn't crawl the curb, they wouldn't be able to stop themselves from raping.

» ir al aseo = go to + the toilet ; go to + the loo ; go to + the ladies(' room) [Usado para las mujeres] ; go to + the bathroom ; go to + the gents [Usado para los hombres] .

Example: Everyone who handles food must always thoroughly wash and dry their hands, especially after going to the toilet.

Example: A laxative may help by increasing the number of times you go to the loo, and make your poo softer and easier to pass.

Example: She raised her hand and asked for permission to go to the ladies' room.

Example: A frequent need to get up and go to the bathroom to urinate at night is called nocturia.

Example: Five minutes later, the man went to the gents and stood at the mirror, crying.

» ir a las mil maravillas = go + great guns ; go from + strength to strength ; grow from + strength to strength ; be fine and dandy ; do + great guns ; go + swimmingly ; fly + high .

Example: He said the growth in enrollment in health professions programs continues 'going great guns'.

Example: This was achieved with great success, and the scheme goes from strength to strength.

Example: Since then the group has grown from strength to strength developing a number of projects of mutual benefit.

Example: Encouraging an interest in maths among grown-ups is fine and dandy, but kicking up a stink about the lack of maths teachers is far more important.

Example: She is doing great guns and has turned in some fantastic work which really shows she's understanding what she's researching and learning.

Example: She responded, all a-flutter, that it was going swimmingly as she had just come face-to-face with one of her hero's.

Example: The team took a while to get into the flow of things but have been gaining steam and are now flying high, after winning six of their last seven outings.

» ir a las urnas = go to + the polls .

Example: Clearly, both political parties are making an all-out effort to woo young and first-time voters in the state which goes to polls later this year.

» ir a la zaga = trail ; trail behind ; lag behind .

Example: International comparisons show that the government's failure to take a lead on information policy leaves the UK trailing badly.

Example: With library services, women have been left trailing behind other user groups, a situation which is slowly being rectified.

Example: Although the UK tended to lag behind the US in the development of online networks, there have, in recent years, been some major developments on a national and regional scale.

» ir al baño = bowel movement ; move + Posesivo + bowels ; go (to the) + potty ; do + Posesivo + business ; relieve + Reflexivo ; go to + the toilet ; go to + the loo ; go to + the ladies(' room) [Usado para las mujeres] ; go to + the bathroom ; go to + the gents [Usado para los hombres] .

Example: Three bowel movements per day to three per week is considered the normal range.

Example: I don't want to sound rude but over the past few months I've been finding it more and more difficult to move my bowels, to put it politely.

Example: Since we got him at 9 weeks, he has only gone potty in the backyard.

Example: Every time I put my kitten in the litter box to show her where to do her business, she just jumps right out.

Example: When I went to the little boys/girls room to relieve myself I was suprised to see the amount of loo rolls stashed in the corner.

Example: Everyone who handles food must always thoroughly wash and dry their hands, especially after going to the toilet.

Example: A laxative may help by increasing the number of times you go to the loo, and make your poo softer and easier to pass.

Example: She raised her hand and asked for permission to go to the ladies' room.

Example: A frequent need to get up and go to the bathroom to urinate at night is called nocturia.

Example: Five minutes later, the man went to the gents and stood at the mirror, crying.

» ir al centro = go + downtown .

Example: One afternoon, after she had been on the job a month, she went downtown to apply for life insurance.

» ir al cielo = go to + heaven .

Example: When most religious people die, they would like to go to heaven and be in paradise.

» ir al cine = go to + the cinema ; movie-going ; go to + the movies .

Example: By contrast, other quite literate people prefer to spend their leisure watching television, listening to the radio, going to the cinema or any of a hundred other forms of recreation.

Example: The movies themselves were less important to them than the experience of movie-going and the social dimensions of that experience.

Example: After that, he gave her a ride home every day for weeks before he finally worked up the nerve to ask her to go to the movies with him.

» ir al extranjero = go + abroad .

Example: Increasingly students from the affluent countries are going abroad as part of their 'educational experience'.

» ir al fondo de la cuestión = get down to + brass tacks ; get down to + bedrock ; get down to + the nitty-gritty ; get down to + the basics (of things) .

Example: When you get down to brass tacks, the fundamental reason why the UK is in its current mess is because we were borrowing too much for too long.

Example: But we must nevertheless weed through these various proposals and get down to bedrock to what Dirksen really wants.

Example: They promised much but these scholars never got down to the nitty-gritty .

Example: I was able to get down to the basics of things I needed but ran into some other problems for which I cannot find a solution anywhere.

» ir al fondo del asunto = get down to + bedrock ; get down to + brass tacks ; get down to + the nitty-gritty ; get down to + the basics (of things) .

Example: But we must nevertheless weed through these various proposals and get down to bedrock to what Dirksen really wants.

Example: When you get down to brass tacks, the fundamental reason why the UK is in its current mess is because we were borrowing too much for too long.

Example: They promised much but these scholars never got down to the nitty-gritty .

Example: I was able to get down to the basics of things I needed but ran into some other problems for which I cannot find a solution anywhere.

» ir al gimnasio = go to + the gym .

Example: As a fat guy, I'm happy to say that I've never had someone laugh or snicker when I go for a jog or to the gym.

» ir al grano = cut to + the chase ; get down to + brass tacks ; get down to + bedrock ; get down to + the nitty-gritty ; get down to + the basics (of things) ; cut through + the noise ; cut + the cackle ; get to + the point ; come to + the point .

Example: This is a dating agency for sugar daddies, sugar babies and singles who are looking to cut to the chase and meet new adult singles online.

Example: When you get down to brass tacks, the fundamental reason why the UK is in its current mess is because we were borrowing too much for too long.

Example: But we must nevertheless weed through these various proposals and get down to bedrock to what Dirksen really wants.

Example: They promised much but these scholars never got down to the nitty-gritty .

Example: I was able to get down to the basics of things I needed but ran into some other problems for which I cannot find a solution anywhere.

Example: Automation tools can help you streamline your workflow and cut through the noise.

Example: We can't deny the fact that it is time to cut the cackle and get down to business.

Example: When men do communicate, they like to get to the point, and generally only want to listen if they feel the conversation has a point.

Example: Finally -- after much rambling and digression -- we come to the point, and the point is simply this: use the tools you have.

» ir al grano = cut to + the chase ; get down to + brass tacks ; get down to + bedrock ; get down to + the nitty-gritty ; get down to + the basics (of things) ; cut through + the noise ; cut + the cackle ; get to + the point ; come to + the point .

Example: This is a dating agency for sugar daddies, sugar babies and singles who are looking to cut to the chase and meet new adult singles online.

Example: When you get down to brass tacks, the fundamental reason why the UK is in its current mess is because we were borrowing too much for too long.

Example: But we must nevertheless weed through these various proposals and get down to bedrock to what Dirksen really wants.

Example: They promised much but these scholars never got down to the nitty-gritty .

Example: I was able to get down to the basics of things I needed but ran into some other problems for which I cannot find a solution anywhere.

Example: Automation tools can help you streamline your workflow and cut through the noise.

Example: We can't deny the fact that it is time to cut the cackle and get down to business.

Example: When men do communicate, they like to get to the point, and generally only want to listen if they feel the conversation has a point.

Example: Finally -- after much rambling and digression -- we come to the point, and the point is simply this: use the tools you have.

» ir al grano = cut to + the chase ; get down to + brass tacks ; get down to + bedrock ; get down to + the nitty-gritty ; get down to + the basics (of things) ; cut through + the noise ; cut + the cackle ; get to + the point ; come to + the point .

Example: This is a dating agency for sugar daddies, sugar babies and singles who are looking to cut to the chase and meet new adult singles online.

Example: When you get down to brass tacks, the fundamental reason why the UK is in its current mess is because we were borrowing too much for too long.

Example: But we must nevertheless weed through these various proposals and get down to bedrock to what Dirksen really wants.

Example: They promised much but these scholars never got down to the nitty-gritty .

Example: I was able to get down to the basics of things I needed but ran into some other problems for which I cannot find a solution anywhere.

Example: Automation tools can help you streamline your workflow and cut through the noise.

Example: We can't deny the fact that it is time to cut the cackle and get down to business.

Example: When men do communicate, they like to get to the point, and generally only want to listen if they feel the conversation has a point.

Example: Finally -- after much rambling and digression -- we come to the point, and the point is simply this: use the tools you have.

» ir al infierno = go to + hell .

Example: Popular religion claims that when people die they either go to heaven, or go to hell.

» ir allí = go out + there ; get over there .

Example: Although he did not admit it, I could see that he funked going out there alone.

Example: I feel very excited and can't wait to get over there and catch up with the boys.

» ir al meollo de la cuestión = get down to + brass tacks ; get down to + bedrock ; get down to + the nitty-gritty ; get down to + the basics (of things) .

Example: When you get down to brass tacks, the fundamental reason why the UK is in its current mess is because we were borrowing too much for too long.

Example: But we must nevertheless weed through these various proposals and get down to bedrock to what Dirksen really wants.

Example: They promised much but these scholars never got down to the nitty-gritty .

Example: I was able to get down to the basics of things I needed but ran into some other problems for which I cannot find a solution anywhere.

» ir al meollo del asunto = get down to + brass tacks ; get down to + bedrock ; get down to + the nitty-gritty ; get down to + the basics (of things) ; get to + the point ; come to + the point .

Example: When you get down to brass tacks, the fundamental reason why the UK is in its current mess is because we were borrowing too much for too long.

Example: But we must nevertheless weed through these various proposals and get down to bedrock to what Dirksen really wants.

Example: They promised much but these scholars never got down to the nitty-gritty .

Example: I was able to get down to the basics of things I needed but ran into some other problems for which I cannot find a solution anywhere.

Example: When men do communicate, they like to get to the point, and generally only want to listen if they feel the conversation has a point.

Example: Finally -- after much rambling and digression -- we come to the point, and the point is simply this: use the tools you have.

» ir al mismo paso = fall into + step .

Example: I called her to heel and she fell into step nicely, but after a few paces she veered left to go sniff something.

» ir al mismo ritmo = fall into + step .

Example: I called her to heel and she fell into step nicely, but after a few paces she veered left to go sniff something.

» ir a lo seguro = play it + safe .

Example: Barack Obama is playing it safe in the final week of the election, but his Achilles' heel might be taxes.

» ir al pub = go to + the pub .

Example: By contrast, other quite literate people prefer to spend their leisure going to the cinema, the theatre, the pub, to sporting events or any of a hundred other forms of recreation.

» ir al quid de la cuestión = get down to + brass tacks ; get down to + bedrock ; get down to + the nitty-gritty ; get down to + the basics (of things) .

Example: When you get down to brass tacks, the fundamental reason why the UK is in its current mess is because we were borrowing too much for too long.

Example: But we must nevertheless weed through these various proposals and get down to bedrock to what Dirksen really wants.

Example: They promised much but these scholars never got down to the nitty-gritty .

Example: I was able to get down to the basics of things I needed but ran into some other problems for which I cannot find a solution anywhere.

» ir al rescate = go to + Posesivo + rescue .

Example: Seeing a girl being smacked in the face and hit over the head as she tried to escape the mob, he went to her rescue.

» ir al servicio = go to + the toilet ; go to + the loo ; go to + the ladies(' room) [Usado para las mujeres] ; go to + the bathroom ; go to + the gents [Usado para los hombres] .

Example: Everyone who handles food must always thoroughly wash and dry their hands, especially after going to the toilet.

Example: A laxative may help by increasing the number of times you go to the loo, and make your poo softer and easier to pass.

Example: She raised her hand and asked for permission to go to the ladies' room.

Example: A frequent need to get up and go to the bathroom to urinate at night is called nocturia.

Example: Five minutes later, the man went to the gents and stood at the mirror, crying.

» ir al teatro = go to + the theatre ; theatre-going .

Example: By contrast, other quite literate people prefer to spend their leisure going to the cinema, the theatre, the pub, to sporting events or any of a hundred other forms of recreation.

Example: The trouble with all this are the implicit assumption that education is acquired primarily from ìnformational' programmes; that football, say, is a recreation of no or low `cultural value', whilst rugby or chess -- or certainly theatre-going -- are.

» ir al trabajo = go to + work .

Example: Once you know you're sick, you may not be contagious any more, and may as well go to work.

» ir a + Lugar = trot off + Lugar [Tiene la connotación de hacerlo de una manera 'alegre y despreocupada'] .

Example: 'I can't plan the center and do his work too, while he trots off somewhere on union business'.

» ir a + Lugar + de vacaciones = go to + Lugar + on holiday .

Example: A policewoman has been accused of forging sick notes so that she could go to Thailand on holiday.

» ir al unísono = be hand in hand .

Example: A constant reminder that, these days, retrospective bibliography and technology are hand in hand is the realization that all of the items listed in both Pollard and Redgrave and Wing are available to purchase in microform editions.

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