Ploy / Hold your horses

Ploy: manobra para frustrar os planos do adversário, artimanha

Synonyms: artifice, device, dodge, gambit, gimmick, jig, juggle, play, trick, scheme, shenanigan

“Her story about being sick is only a ploy to get you to give her money.”

“Asking me to take her shopping turned out to be a ploy to get me to the surprise party.” (www.merriam-webster.com)

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Hold your horses (também hold the horses): vamos com calma, vamos devagar, pare:espere um pouco

"Hold your horses," said Joe, "you don't know when the movie even starts."

“Whoa, hold your horses there, big guy. We're not leaving yet.” (http://www.urbandictionary.com)

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Word of the day: Shun

Shun: evitar, afastar-se, marginalizar

Synonyms: avoid, dodge, duck, elude, eschew, evade, finesse, get around, scape, shake, shirk, escape

“He shuns parties and social events.”

“After his divorce he found himself being shunned by many of his former friends.”(www.merriam-webster.com)

Word of the day: Eschew

Eschew:  evitar, fugir

Synonyms: avoid, dodge, duck, elude, escape, evade, finesse, get around, shake, shirk, shun

“They now eschew the violence of their past.”

“A psychologist who eschews the traditional methods of psychotherapy.”

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Word of the Day: Shun

Shun:  evitar, afastar-se, marginalizar

Synonyms: avoid, dodge, duck, elude, eschew, evade, finesse, get around, scape, shake, shirk, shuffle (out of), escape, weasel (out of)

“He shuns parties and social events. “ (www.merriam-webster.com)

Word of the Day:Gimmick

Gimmick: utensílios para prestidigitação ou trapaça no jogo / dispositivo, esquema, expediente, truque, segredo / aparelho, dispositivo engenhoso, coisa, treco, troço / recurso publicitário usado para chamar a atenção

Synonyms: artifice, device, dodge, fetch, flimflam, gambit, trick, jig, juggle, knack, play, ploy, scheme, shenanigan, sleight, stratagem

“That free magazine subscription they offer is just a sales gimmick to get you to buy their product.”(www.merriam-webster.com)