Tomar el pelo. 10 expressions that are not so easy to figure out (6)

Here are 10 common random idioms you may have trouble with if you hear them for the first time:

Expression	Approximate literal translation (what you might think you actually heard)	Explanation
querer decir	to want to say	to mean. ¿Qué quieres decir? : what do you mean?
en mi vida	in my life	never, never in my life, not…ever in my life. En mi vida he visto a esta persona : I have never seen this person in my life.
Los reyes de España	the kings of Spain	the king and the queen of Spain
algo por el estilo	something for the style	something like that. Ella me dijo algo por el estilo : She told me something like that.
estar en la Luna	to be on the Moon	space cadet
hasta cierto punto	until certain point	to some extent
¡nada de eso!	nothing of that!, nothing about that!	Not at all!
los mayores	the bigger ones, the more important ones, the mayors	adults
hacer trampa	to make (a) trap	to cheat (games, exams, sports). él hizo trampa : he cheated.
tomarle el pelo a alguien	to take someone’s hair	to pull someone’s leg