Idioms in Chile by

imagana — 2025-06-13 14:45:13 UTC

a) En casa de herrero, cuchillo de palo - The shoemaker's children go barefoot / In the blacksmith's home, wooden knife

b) It means that there are missing things where there should be plenty of them.

c) "The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot."

2025-06-17 14:35:22 UTC

a) De tal palo tal astilla/ "A chip off the old block"

b) It means that children usually resemble their parents, both in their physical features and in their character or behavior.

c)"like father, like son"

2025-06-17 14:38:30 UTC

a) Patas negras - Black Paws.

b) It means when someone loves a person who is married, a third person in a relationship.

c) "the third wheel" or "the other man/woman"

2025-06-17 14:39:26 UTC

a) Está cayendo un palo de agua- It's falling a water stick

b) It means that it's raining a lot.

c)It's raining cats and dogs.