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Ejote (green bean)- tronar como ejotes - to scream and complain (si ganan los Marlines, puede que los apostadores truenen como ejotes) (Mex.

elote - entre más burros, menos elotes - said when there is not enough of something to go around (Mex.)

enchilada - la enchilada completa - the whole enchilada (Mex.

enchilada - no son enchiladas - they are not easy teams to beat (baseball) (Mex.)
engordar - la comida no engorda -- Áengordas tœ! - the meal doesn't put weight on -- you do! (CR)

ensalada - a mix, variety (¿qué resultará de esta ensalada de peloteros ?- what will be the result of this mix of ballplayers?) (RD)
eructo - el œltimo eructo de · - the most recent statement by someone, latest b.s. (Ven.)
escabeche - escabechar(se) - to defeat, beat (baseball) (Mex.)
escón (scone) - zero, shut out (baseball) (Mex.)
espárragos - mandar a fre’r esp‡rragos a - to tell someone off, throw someone out (Ven.)
esponja - chupar como una esponja - to drink like a fish
espuma - subir como la espuma - to rise to the top, succeed (RD)Fideo - parecer una 

sopa fría de fideos - to look washed up/tired out/all in (PR)
filete - soltar un filete - serve up a fat pitch in baseball (Nic.)
flan - es un flan - it's a piece of cake, an easy opponent (Nic.)
flan - no ser un flan para nadie - not to be an easy mark for anyone (baseball, Nic.)
flan - un flan que se come completo - an easy pitch to hit (baseball, Mex.)
freír - al freír será el reír - you'll find out/just you wait (Ven.)
fríír - que se vaya a freír tusa (corn cob w/out kernels) - tell him to get lost (RD)
fresa - dentist drill (Col.)

fresa - la gente de fresa - the in crowd (Mex.)

fresa - poner la fresa en el pastel - put the frosting on the cake/top things off (Mex.)
fresa - stuck-up person, show-off (Mex.)
frijol - echar frijoles - to scold, berate someone (mex.)
frijol - no ganar para los frijoles - not to earn enough to eat on (Mex.)
frijoles - pasar años comiendo frijoles - to have some lean years (Mex.)

frijoles - se queman los frijoles - there are problems/something's wrong (Mex.)

frito - Oakland tiene casi frito a Boston - Oakland has Boston just about done/out of the race (baseball) (Opinión)
frito - estar frito - to be out of luck, screwed (Nic.)
frito - hombre casado, ni frito ni asado - no way she'll/I'll go out with a married man (Guate.)
frito - tener frito a alguien - to have someone up to here with something (Ven.)
fruto - arrojar frutos - to produce results (Cu)

fruto - dar buenos frutos - to have good results (A ver si la mediación del monarca da buenos frutos) (Arg.)