I am neither English nor Spanish. Sayings and expressions make a language rich and interesting. However if it is not your mother tongue, it is the hardest thing to learn. Language is alive and sayings are only interesting when they are known. You might get away baffling people with sayings that they have never heard before (but usually not, if you are a foreigner). Even harder than understanding sayings in one language is finding equivalents in another.

I thought I could learn sayings from a book and started memorizing obscure phrases that nobody ever heard of. The book I got contains over 3500 Spanish sayings, from which more than 3000 are unknown with my Spanish friends. Definitelly a book you don’t need.

I thought I heard most English sayings, but I have learned a few nice new ones with this thread for which I am very grateful!!!

Language is fun! I have learned something new, which is great. I hope that others feel the same.
Thanks again!