sábado, 30 de setembro de 2017

Beat a dead horse


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Beat a dead horse: perder tempo fazendo algo que já foi tentado antes

“Do you think it's worth sending my manuscript to other publishers or I am just beating a dead horse?”  (www.thefreedictinary.com)

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Minidicionário de expressões e phrasal verbs 

da Língua Inglesa


quinta-feira, 28 de setembro de 2017

Word of the day: Dismay



Dismay: desânimo, desalento, desmaio, espanto, assombro, temor, pavor, tristeza angustiosa. vt assombrar, espantar, atemorizar, desanimar, consternar, descoroçoar

Synonyms: chill, daunt, demoralize, dishearten, discourage, dispirit, frustrate, unman, unnerve

“Her choice of career dismays her parents.”

“The imposing climb up the mountain dismayed us even before we got started.”    (www.merriamwebster.com)    

Minidicionário de expressões e phrasal verbs 

da Língua Inglesa


terça-feira, 26 de setembro de 2017

Deal breaker




Deal breaker: fator decisivo para quebrar um acordo /fator que, em negócio ou em política, se não resolvido, vai impedir o acordo ou a realização de um negócio

“After looking at this job offer, I could tolerate the lousy shifts, poor pay and even the job being not that great. Having to put up with a two hour drive two and from work every day? Sorry but that's the deal breaker.”

terça-feira, 19 de setembro de 2017

Talk out of



Talk out of: falar com uma pessoa tentando dissuadi-la de fazer algo

“My uncle is a drug addict, and there's nothing I can say to talk him out of it. He says he's too old to stop now.”

“My family tried to talk me out of becoming a musician, but I wouldn't change my mind. I was determined to have a career in music.”      (www.englishclub.com)
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Minidicionário de expressões e phrasal verbs 

da Língua Inglesa



segunda-feira, 18 de setembro de 2017

Add insult to injury




Add insult to injury - fazer algo que já está ruim ficar pior, aumentar o tamanho do problema, piorar as coisas 


First, the basement flooded, and then, to add insult to injury, a pipe burst in the kitchen.
 My car barely started this morning, and to add insult to injury, I got a flat tire in the driveway.  (www.thefreedictionary.com)

quarta-feira, 13 de setembro de 2017

It's written all over your face



It's written all over your face: sua expressão está mostrando o que você realmente sente, está óbvio pela expressão do rosto o que você está sentindo, está na sua cara
“I knew my son had stolen the money. The guilt was written all over his face.”


“I can tell something amazing has happened. It's written all over your face. Tell me what it is!” (www.englishclub.com)