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NÃO PUDE DEIXAR DE NOTAR

I COULDN´T HELP NOTICING

IN A NICK OF TIME

FAST

to scream one’s head off:

botar a boca no mundo

BEATING AROUND THE BUSH

PROCRASTINATING

HAVE STUMBLED UPON

ACCIDENTALLY DISCOVERED

wish-washy

maria-vai-com-as-outras

DIARIAMENTE

DAILY BASIS

at close range, point blank

foi um tiro à queima-roupa

COMO ASSIM?

HOW COME?

Antecipadamente

BEFOREHAND

SE CASAR

TIE THE KNOT

Keep your head above water

survive

Getting the hang

become good at

Steer clear

avoid

OUT OF THE BLUE

UNEXPECTED

LET´S BOOGIE ON OUT

LET´S LEAVE ALL TOGETHER

at dawn

madrugada

ace

Do great

Lose your bearings

lost direction

a pain in the neck

A pest

GET OVER IT

FORGET ABOUT THE PAST

turn a life of crime

Paul joined a gang and he soon turned to a life of crime; he stole cars and robbed shops.

catch somebody red-handed

catch someone without knowing- The burglar was caught red-handed when the police arrived at the house during the burglary

Durma bem

SLEEP TIGHT

all thumbs

Clumsy

like pulling teeth

Very difficult

Man of means

wealthy

second thoughts

Thinking again about a decision.

GONE OFF TRACK

FORGOT ABOUT THE FUTURE GOAL

I WAS KNOCKED ON MY HEELS

I WAS SURPRISED

a pat on the back

an expression of approval or congratulation

Também -TOO/ALSO / ...

AS WELL

a gut feeling

Fell in my stomach

AQUI ESTÁ...

HERE YOU ARE

like beating a dead horse

A waste of time

Cumprir prazo

MEET DEADLINES

do overtime

work more hours than it is required- Jasondoes overtime on Saturdays.

pay a fine

I paid a €100 fine for parking illegally

ESPERAR ANSIOSAMENTE

LOOK FORWARD

for crying out loud

Oh no!

LAID BACK

RELAXED

make the headlines

be on the news everywhere

drag (one’s) feet

walk slowly, be deliberately slow to act

from scratch

Make from basic ingredients

draw a blank

Can't remember

MORRER - 3

PASS AWAY/ON - KICK THE BUCKET

do one’s fair share

someone does his/her share- I did my fair share of tidying, so my parents are pleased with me.

slipped my mind

Forgot

to feel bushed

tired

full of baloney

Not true

a frog in my throat

Can't speak clearly

make a profit

to make money- You need to work hard if you want to make a profit.

A chip on your shoulder

feel angry to unfair things

Easier said than done.

More difficult than it seems

SICK AND TIRED

be angry or bored with something

bend over backwards

DO THE IMPOSSIBLE

Feel bushed

tired

the last straw

The thing that ruins everything.

out of this world

Fantastic!

give him a piece of your mind

Get angry and tell someone off

a dead end

That's a dead end job- time to find a new one.

In a nutshell

easy

DRIVING ME BANANAS

CRAZY

see eye to eye

Agree.

to go through great hardship

passar por dificuldades

Dilly dally

postpone

be on probation

She got out of prison last week and she is now on probation. She has to check in with the authorities once a week.

spill the beans

Tell a secret.

can't make head nor tail of

Can’t understand.

scatterbrain

cabeça de vento

I WILL TOSS IT AROUND

SUGGEST AN IDEA

give him the cold shoulder

Ignore someone

TAKE A CHILL PILL

CALM DOWN

a rip off

You spent $500 for a watermelon! What a rip off!

HANG ON

WAIT

Bone of contention

controversial

run errands

to make a short trip for a particular purpose- I often run errands for Mum like taking back library books.

A BLESSING IN DISGUISE

SEEMS BAD, BUT IT IS GOOD!

I had a blast/a ball

A great time.

HOLD YOUR HORSES

CALM DOWN

hit the ceiling

Blow up.

It Serves You Right

bem feito!

sounds fishy

Suspicious

FEEL BLUE

SAD

on the same wave length

We have the same ideas and opinions

in stitches

Laughing a lot.

go downhill

Get worse

Creamed someone in a game

win

I’m swamped

Very busy.

INSIDE SCOOP

THE DETAILS

Every dark cloud has a silver lining-

nothing is perfect

go figure

Try to guess why.

ish

About. I'll meet you at 4ish.

goody-goody

Behaves perfectly.