by
the book - de acordo com as regras, segundo as normas (The police officer was new on the job
and certainly did all by the book.)
by the day - dia a dia, por dia (The Mexican boy is
renting a room by the day.)
by the dozen, by the dozens - em grupo de 12 ou em grande quantidade
(We usually buy eggs by the dozen./ After the strike, the
policemen were arresting people by the
dozen.)
by the numbers - de uma maneira mecânica, passo a passo
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Minidicionário de expressões e phrasal verbs da Língua Inglesa
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