Word of the day: Plummet

Plummet:  prumo,  nível de prumo,  cair ou mergulhar verticalmente

Synonyms: crash, crater, decline, descend, dip, dive, fall, lower, nose-dive, drop, plunge, sink, skid, tumble

“The acrobat plummeted into the net.”

“The car plummeted to the bottom of the canyon.”

“The satellite plummeted into the ocean.”

“Stock prices plummeted 40 percent during the scandal.”

“The TV show has plummeted in the ratings.”

“Temperatures are expected to plummet this weekend.” (www.merriam-webster.com

Plummet / In the bag

Plummet: cair ou mergulhar verticalmente, prumo, nível de prumo

Synonyms: crash, crater, decline, descend, dip, dive, fall, lower, nose-dive, drop, plunge, sink, skid, tumble

“The acrobat plummeted into the net.”

“The car plummeted to the bottom of the canyon.”

“The satellite plummeted into the ocean.”

“Stock prices plummeted 40 percent during the scandal.”

“The TV show has plummeted in the ratings.”  (www.merriam-webster.com)

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In the bag: que está seguro, que está garantido, que está bem guardado

“Once we'd scored the third goal, the match was pretty much in the bag.”

“The election is in the bag unless the voters find out about my past.” (www.thefreedictionary.com)

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Word of the day: Flunk

Flunk:  fracasso, fiasco, reprovação em exame,ser reprovado em exame,”levar pau”, reprovar em exame, rejeitar por deficiência,  fracassar, fazer fiasco, recuar, desistir, esquivar-se, furtar-se

Synonyms: bomb, collapse, crater, flame out, flop, fail, fold, founder, miss, strike out, tank, wash out

“If I flunk, I have to take this class over again.”

“The teacher had to flunk two students.” (www.merriam-webster.com)