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Old July 14, 2009, 08:43 AM
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Arrow Se cree que todo el monte es orégano

Está expresión se usa para decir , que uno se cree que todo es muy fácil y viene de la mano de Dios, si esfuerzo o dinero etcc. Sabe alguien el equivalente en inglés?
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No todo el monte es orégano
= It's not all plain sailing
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Other options (in addition to Rusty's good translation):

It's not a walk in the garden.
Life is not a rose garden.
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It's not a walk in the park.
Yo reí porque lo que dijiste describe mi libro perfectamente (parque jurásico)

Quisiera añadir dos traducciones

It's no walk in the sun
No easy feat
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