Escurrir el bulto

ROBINDESBOIS

November 19, 2009 04:29 PM

Escurrir el bulto

Significa escaquearse, dejar que los demás hagan tu trabaja. ENGLISH?

Rusty

November 19, 2009 04:56 PM

to shirk one's responsibility/duty
to pass the buck

EmpanadaRica

November 20, 2009 04:50 AM

To duck out (of work, responsibility) perhaps? :)

Quote:

duck out Leave hurriedly or secretly; evade responsibility. For example, If I can I'll duck out of the office early, or He simply ducked out on his entire family. This slangy expression originated in the late 1800s simply as duck, out being added about 1930.

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/duck+out

pjt33

November 20, 2009 05:55 AM

Quizás "to not do his share" / "to not carry his share of the load" / "to not shoulder his share of the load".

EmpanadaRica

November 21, 2009 02:00 AM

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Originally Posted by pjt33 (Post 62209)

Quizás "to not do his share" / "to not carry his share of the load" / "to not shoulder his share of the load".

It's funny in fact I think there is also the expression 'to do your fair share'?
But I believe this means to do more than your share, is that correct? Or, you did something amply/in abundance?

'I did my fair share of it but he never did his..' meaning: I did more than my share, he never did the same?

Would this be more the illustrious English sense/use of understatement ? :)

pjt33

November 21, 2009 03:30 AM

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Originally Posted by EmpanadaRica (Post 62305)

A no ser que el contexto implique el contrario, "to do your fair share" significa lo que dice. "I've done my fair share" implica "y queda más que hacer, así que hazlo tú".

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