Word of the day: Fudge + idioms...

Word of the day: Fudge + idioms...

Fudge: doce de açúcar, leite, manteiga, chocolate, história inventada, lorota, falsificar, camuflar, disfarçar, improvisar, colar (em exames),  evitar

Synonyms: equivocate, hedge, pussyfoot, tergiversate, waffle, weasel, absurdity, asininity, fatuity, foolery, idiocy, imbecility /( soft creamy candy made typically of sugar, milk, butter)

 “Politicians have been known to fudge the issues.”

“The treasurer fudged the figures.”

“It was later discovered that the researchers had fudged their data.”

“We bought three kinds of fudge.” (www.merriam-webster.com)

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Name after someone: dar o mesmo nome de outra pessoa a alguém

“He named his son after his grandfather Henry.”

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turn a blind eye to - fingir não ver ou ignorar algo  (For years, many colleges turned a half-blind eye to underage drinking.): Newsweek, Sep 11, 2008

turn a deaf ear to - fingir que não ouve, recusar-se a ouvir

turn against - voltar-se contra alguém

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