"Give it a rest"
"Dar um tempo"
"Jack of all trades and master of none"
"Faz de tudo um pouco, mas nada direito"
"Put on the Ritz"
Make a show of extravagance and luxury
"Play the devil's advocate"
"Bancar o advogado do diabo" - a person who advocates an opposing or unpopular view, often for the sake of argument
"Dig your own grave"
"Cavar sua própria cova"
"The salt of the world"
"O sal da terra" - a person or group of people of great kindness, reliability, or honesty.
"Better safe than sorry"
"Melhor prevenir do que remediar"
"The cherry on the cake"
"A cereja do bolo"
"An atmosphere that you could cut with a knife"
"Uma atmosfera tensa"
"Put words in someone's mouth"
"Colocar palavras na boca de alguém"
"As American as an apple pie"
Typically American
"Let the cat out of the bag"
To reveal a secret
"A sandwich short of a picnic"
"Com um parafuso a menos"
"Building castles in the sky"
"Fazer castelos no ar" - To make plans that have little to no chance of happening.
"Rise and shine!"
"Acorda pra cuspir!"