Apple of his eye
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A hot
potato |
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assunto controverso ou difícil de resolver e.g. The topic of abortion is a
political hot potato in Portual. |
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piece of cake |
algo fácil de fazer e.g. Learning German at school was a piece of cake for Stuart. He lived
in Germany for two years. |
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bad egg |
alguém desonesto e.g. Peter is a real bad egg. He’s always starting fights
and causing trouble at school. |
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(not) cry over split milk |
lamentar algo que não pode ser remediado
ou que já passou. e.g. You lost your wallet. There’s
no need to cry over split milk! |
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cool as a cucumber |
estar extramente calmo mesmo numa
situação tensa e.g. Sarah was as cool as a cucumber in the interview
and impressed everyone. |
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(not) my cup of tea |
não ser do seu agrado/interesse e.g. Sky diving just isn’t my cup of tea |
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something is fishy |
algo está errado ou é suspeito e.g. There was something fishy about that accident |
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apple of his eye |
alguém favorito e.g. She was the apple of her father’s eye. She got
always what she wanted from him. |
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buy a lemon |
adquirir algo sem valor e.g. Peter bought a lemon and always had problems with the car.
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go bananas |
ficar excitado ou maluco e.g.he dog was going bananas when the cat came into the house |
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be in a pickle |
ter problemas e.g. We were in a pickle with a policeman last night. |
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a bowl of cherries |
algo bom, agradável e.g. My
life is a bowl of cherries! |
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