A Gallery of Spanish
Idioms in Action

Literally: To be dusty.
Meaning: Estar muy cansado./To be very exhausted.
Example:
- Hoy he trabajado mucho, estoy hecha polvo.
- Today, I have worked a lot, I’m very tired.

Estar hecho polvo

Literally: It's missing a screw.
Meaning: Estar loco o tener ideas locas./To be crazy or to have crazy ideas.
Example:
- Estás raro, te falta un tornillo.
- You look weird, you're missing a screw

Le falta un tornillo

Matar el gusanillo

Literally: To kill the little worm.
Meaning: Estar muy cansado./To be very exhausted.
Example:
- Hoy he trabajado mucho, estoy hecha polvo.
- Today, I have worked a lot, I’m very tired.

Dar gato por liebre

Literally: To give a cat instead of a hare.
Meaning: Engañar dando algo falso o de menor calidad./Deceiving by giving something false or inferior.
Example:
- Me dieron gato por liebre con el teléfono.
- They sold me a fake phone.