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What does ‘break the ice’ mean?

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quebrar o gelo; iniciar uma conversa em uma situação social

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What does ‘barking up the wrong tree’ mean?

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perseguir a abordagem errada; fazer uma suposição incorreta

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What does ‘spill the beans’ mean?

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revelar um segredo ou informação confidencial

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What does ‘hit the nail on the head’ mean?

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acertar em cheio; descrever algo com precisão

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What does ‘cost an arm and a leg’ mean?

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custar muito caro

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What does ‘let the cat out of the bag’ mean?

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revelar um segredo acidentalmente

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What does ‘the ball is in your court’ mean?

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a decisão agora é sua; cabe a você agir

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What does ‘once in a blue moon’ mean?

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muito raramente

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What does ‘piece of cake’ mean?

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algo muito fácil de fazer

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What does ‘under the weather’ mean?

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sentir-se doente ou indisposto

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What does ‘kill two birds with one stone’ mean?

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resolver dois problemas com uma única ação

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What does ‘a blessing in disguise’ mean?

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algo que parece ruim, mas resulta em algo positivo

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What does ‘the early bird catches the worm’ mean?

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quem chega primeiro tem mais chances de sucesso

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What does ‘burning the midnight oil’ mean?

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trabalhar ou estudar até tarde da noite

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What does ‘jump on the bandwagon’ mean?

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adotar uma tendência ou atividade popular

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What does ‘hit the books’ mean?

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estudar intensamente

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What does ‘let sleeping dogs lie’ mean?

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não perturbar uma situação que está tranquila

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What does ‘the best of both worlds’ mean?

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ter as vantagens de duas situações diferentes

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What does ‘when pigs fly’ mean?

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algo que nunca acontecerá

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What does ‘the tip of the iceberg’ mean?

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apenas uma pequena parte de um problema maior

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What does ‘back to the drawing board’ mean?

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começar de novo após um fracasso

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What does ‘a dime a dozen’ mean?

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algo muito comum e fácil de encontrar

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What does ‘throw in the towel’ mean?

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desistir; admitir a derrota

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What does ‘on the ball’ mean?

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estar alerta e preparado

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What does 'to pull someone's leg' mean?
enganar alguém de forma brincalhona
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What does 'cut to the chase' mean?
ir direto ao ponto, sem rodeios
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What does 'jump the gun' mean?
agir antes do tempo certo
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What does 'raining cats and dogs' mean?
chovendo muito; uma chuva forte
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What does 'hit the ground running' mean?
começar algo com muita energia e entusiasmo
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What does 'keep your chin up' mean?
mantenha-se positivo em tempos difíceis
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What does 'a penny for your thoughts' mean?
perguntar o que alguém está pensando
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What does 'out of the blue' mean?
algo inesperado; de repente
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What does 'pull yourself together' mean?
recuperar a compostura; acalmar-se
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What does 'the whole nine yards' mean?
tudo; a totalidade de algo
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What does 'burn the candle at both ends' mean?
trabalhar ou estudar excessivamente, sem descanso
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What does 'a leopard can't change its spots' mean?
as pessoas não mudam suas verdadeiras naturezas
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What does 'to go back to square one' mean?
começar de novo; voltar ao início
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What does 'put all your eggs in one basket' mean?
depender de uma única coisa para o sucesso
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What does 'to face the music' mean?
enfrentar as consequências de suas ações
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What does 'the elephant in the room' mean?
um problema óbvio que é ignorado
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What does 'to go the extra mile' mean?
fazer um esforço adicional para ajudar
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What does 'to bite the bullet' mean?
enfrentar uma situação difícil com coragem
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What does 'to have a chip on your shoulder' mean?
estar facilmente irritado ou ressentido
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What does 'to keep your fingers crossed' mean?
esperar que algo aconteça de forma favorável
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What does 'to throw caution to the wind' mean?
agir de forma imprudente ou arriscada
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What does 'to let the cat out of the bag' mean?
revelar um segredo acidentalmente
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What does 'to be on cloud nine' mean?
estar extremamente feliz
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What does 'to beat around the bush' mean?
falar de forma indireta; evitar o ponto principal
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What does 'to go out on a limb' mean?
arriscar-se ao fazer algo ousado
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What does 'to take something with a grain of salt' mean?
não levar algo muito a sério; ser cético
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What does 'to be in hot water' mean?
estar em apuros; em uma situação difícil
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What does 'to have your head in the clouds' mean?
estar distraído ou sonhando acordado
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What does 'to steal someone's thunder' mean?
tirar a atenção ou o prestígio de outra pessoa
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What does 'to rain on someone's parade' mean?
estragar a felicidade ou os planos de alguém
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... and stuff like that
... e coisas deste tipo
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Guess who I’ve just met!
Adivinha quem eu acabei de ver!
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Now you’re talking!
Agora você disse tudo!
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As far as I know
Até onde eu sei / Pelo que eu sei
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Are you outta your mind?
Cê tá doido?
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You see what I mean?
Cê tá me entendendo?
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As I was saying, (...)
Como eu estava dizendo, (...)
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As I couldn’t tell that!
Como se eu não soubesse disso.
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Come again?
Como é que é? / Dá para repetir?
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What are you talking about?
Do que é que você está falando?
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What’s up?
E aí? / Como vai?
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That’s what I’m talking about!
É disso que eu tô falando!
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I told you!
Eu bem que te disse!
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Why should I care?
E eu com isso?
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I don’t know what to do.
Eu não sei o que fazer.
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I’ve never seen that before.
Eu nunca vi isso antes.
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I see what you mean!
Eu te entendo!
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That’s beside the point!
Isso não vem ao caso!
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It’s never crossed my mind!
Isso nunca passou pela minha cabeça!
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Been there!
Já passei por isso!

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