Word of the day: Tussle / Back (expressões)

Word of the day

Tussle: luta, briga, contenda, lutar, brigar

Synonyms: battle, clash, conflict, hassle,  scrum,  struggle, fight

“The suspect was arrested after a tussle with a security guard.”

“The President is in for another tussle with Congress.”

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back the wrong horse  - apoiar alguém ou algo que vai perder,

apostar no perdedor

back then - naquela época

back to square one - de volta à estaca zero, no começo de novo (Despite all negotiations, we were back to square one.)

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back out - voltar atrás (em relação a uma promessa ou acordo)

back road - rua secundária e de pouco tráfego

back the wrong horse - apoiar alguém ou algo que vai perder, apostar no perdedor

back then - naquela época

back to back - um após o outro, sem interrupção

back to square one - de volta à estaca zero, no começo de novo (Despite all negotiations, we were back to square one.)

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Back to square one

Back to square one: de volta para o  ponto zero

“We were going to start the new company next month, but it's back to square one now that Omar has changed his mind about investing in it.”

“After they lost the election, the Liberal Party had to go back to square one and come up with some new policies and some new ideas.” (www.englishclub.com)

back to square one

back to square one

(de volta à estaca zero, no começo de novo)

The rescue efforts were back to square one when we didn't have any more fuel.. = Os esforços de resgate estavam de volta à estaca zero quando…

Despite all the negotiations, we were back to square one.  =  Apesar das negociações,

estávamos de volta à estaca zero.

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