Word of the day: Berate / gothe extra mile

Berate: repreender severamente

Synonyms: baste, bawl out, scold, call down, castigate, chastise, chew out, lambaste (or lambast), lecture, rag, rant (at), rate, ream (out), reprimand, reproach, score, upbraid

“There's no need to berate someone for making a mistake during the first day on the job.” (www.merriam-webster.com)



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go the extra mile - ir além da obrigação, fazer algo além do esperado (Sometimes you have to go the extra mile to please a customer.)

go through - examinar cuidadosamente / passar por (uma experiência)

go through fire and water - passar por diferentes situações

go through hell - passar por uma experiência péssima / difícil

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Word of the Day: Rabble

Rabble: plebe canalha, populaça, turba, tagarelar, tumultuar, amotinar

Synonyms / definition: a disorganized or confused collection of things, a disorganized or disorderly crowd of people : mob, the lowest class of people / proletariat, rabblement, ragtag and bobtail, riffraff, rout, scum, tag, rag

“The crown prince was reminded that even the rabble of the realm deserved his attention and compassion.” (www.merriam-webster.com)

See, things have been done which have not happened for a long time past; the king has been deposed by the rabble”.) (Newsweek, April 10, 2011)

hag / rag

hag  Pronúncia	bruxa, megera
rag   Pronúncia	trapo, farrapo

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