FLINCH / KNOW YOUR WAY AROUND

Word of the day:

Flinch:  recuo, desistência, vacilação, hesitação, espécie de jogo de cartas,  recuar, retroceder, vacilar, desistir de, desviar-se, esquivar-se

Synonyms: blench, cringe, quail, recoil, shrink, wince

“He flinched when I tapped him on the shoulder.”

“She met danger without flinching.”

“The bill was much higher than expected, but he paid it without flinching.” (www.merriam-webster.com)

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Know your way around: saber como sobreviver, ter conhecimento, sabedoria

“To live on the street, you have to know your way around.” (http://www.idioms4you.com)

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Word of the day: Wobble

Wobble:  agitação, oscilação, balouço, ação de cambalear, bamboleio, vacilação, hesitação, cambalear, bambolear, agitar, oscilar, sacudir, tremer, estar incerto, vacilar, hesitar, titubear

Synonyms: agitate, bucket, convulse, jerk, jiggle, joggle, jolt, jounce, quake, quiver, shudder, vibrate, shake (also wabble)

“The vase wobbled but didn't fall over.”

“The boy was wobbling along on his bicycle.”

“The table wobbles a little.”

“They have been wobbling in their support of the president's policies.” (www.merriam-webster.com)

Word of the day: Wobble

Wobble: agitação, oscilação, balouço, ação de cambalear, bamboleio, vacilação, hesitação, cambalear, bambolear, agitar, oscilar, sacudir, tremer, estar incerto, vacilar, hesitar, ser inconstante, titubear

Synonyms: agitate, bucket, convulse, jerk, jiggle, joggle, jolt, jounce, quake, quiver, shudder, vibrate, shake

“The vase wobbled but didn't fall over.”

“The boy was wobbling along on his bicycle.”(www.merriam-webster.com)