Common Phrases and Idiomatic Expressions

Question 1

my mind went blank / can’t remember

Answer 1

tive uma branca

Question 2

I was gobsmacked / I was stunned

Answer 2

fiquei de boca aberta

Question 3

it’s up in the air / it’s on hold and might never happen

Answer 3

está em águas de bacalhau

Question 4

damn

Answer 4

caraças / fogo

Question 5

I’m screwed / I’m in deep trouble

Answer 5

estou lixado/a (liSHado)

Question 6

thank God

Answer 6

graças a Deus

Question 7

what a relief

Answer 7

que alívio

Question 8

to be over the moon

Answer 8

estar nas sete quintas

Question 9

to sleep on it

Answer 9

dormir sobre o assunto

Question 10

to wake up on the wrong side of the bed

Answer 10

acordar com os pés de fora

Question 11

to spill the beans / let the cat out of the bag

Answer 11

dar com a língua nos dentes

Question 12

look after my own interests / twist things to my advantage

Answer 12

puxar a brasa à minha sardinha

Question 13

talk someone’s ear off / talk non-stop

Answer 13

falar pelos cotovelos

Question 14

kill two birds with one stone

Answer 14

matar dois coelhos de uma cajadada só

Question 15

to be bored to death

Answer 15

apanhar uma seca

Question 16

to be in serious trouble / to be toast

Answer 16

estar feito ao bife

Question 17

it drives me mad / gets on my nerves

Answer 17

tira-me do sério

Question 18

slow and steady wins the race

Answer 18

devagar se vai ao longe

Question 19

in a certain way

Answer 19

de certa forma

Question 20

mainly

Answer 20

principalmente / sobretudo

Question 21

at least

Answer 21

pelo menos

Question 22

really - really good / really expensive / really difficult

Answer 22

mesmo - mesmo bom / mesmo caro / mesmo difícil