Word of the day: Goon / Shake a leg!

Word of the day

Goon: pessoa estúpida,valentão pago para aterrorizar operários (ou empregadores) nos conflitos de salário

Synonyms: airhead, birdbrain, blockhead, bonehead, bubblehead, chowderhead, chucklehead

“He was beat up by a couple of goons.”

“…an unfortunate tendency to call those who disagree with him ’brainless goons’ ”  (www.merriam-webster.com)

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Shake a leg: Rápido!, Apresse!   (expressão usada para pedir que alguém se apresse)

“Shake a leg! The bus leaves in 15 minutes!”

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Word of the day: Dunce / In deep yougurt / Mull something over

Word of the day

Dunce:  estúpido, bobo, bronco, asno, aluno relapso

Synonyms: airhead, birdbrain, blockhead, bonehead, bubblehead, chowderhead, chucklehead, cluck, clunk, cretin, deadhead

“…people with the learning disability dyslexia were once simply dismissed as dunces… “  ( www.merriam-webster.com)

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Mull something over: ficar pensando sobre algo, ficar se aborrecendo com alguma coisa

“That's an interesting idea, but I'll have to mull it over.”

“I'll mull over your suggestions and reply to you next week.”

(www.englishclub.com)

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be in deep yogurt (col.) - estar em dificuldade

be off on the wrong foot - iniciar algo debaixo de más circunstâncias, começar com o “pé esquerdo”

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Word of the day: Dunce

Dunce: estúpido, bobo, bronco, asno, aluno relapso

Synonyms:  airhead, birdbrain, blockhead, bonehead, bubblehead, chowderhead, chucklehead, cluck, clunk, cretin, deadhead 

“ Those who failed to meet sales targets were made to stand in the corner wearing a dunce 's hat.”

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Word of the day: DUNCE

Dunce: estúpido, bobo, bronco, asno, aluno relapso.

Synonyms: airhead, birdbrain, blockhead, bonehead, bubblehead, donkey, dumbhead, dum-dum, dummkopf, dummy, idiot, dunderhead, fathead, hammerhead, hardhead, jackass, moron, pinhead, simpleton, stupid

“People with the learning disability dyslexia were once simply dismissed as dunces.””  (www.merriam-webster.com)

Word of the day: Numskull

Numskull:  parvo, imbecil, pateta

Synonyms:  airhead, birdbrain, blockhead, bonehead, bubblehead, chowderhead, chucklehead, clodpoll (or clodpole), clot [British], cluck, clunk, cretin

“Don't be such a numskull—we can't afford a new car!” (www.merriam-webster.com)

SLANG: Airhead

SLANG: Airhead : uma pessoa idiota, imbecil, tonta

( a silly, stupid person)

“Joel says only airheads watch the shopping channel.”(www.englishclub.com)