Fair and square

Fair and square: honesta e francamente, sem rodeios e honestamente

 “The government side feels they won [the election] fair and square.” (Newsweek, February 09, 2008)

“We won the contract fair and square, without doing anyone any favours.”(www.englishclub.com)

“Sandra won the singing contest fair and square. She was obviously the best singer.” (www.englishclub.com)

A shot in the arm

A shot in the arm: algo que renova o entusiasmo ou a energia de uma pessoa ou organização, nova energia

“We all agree that our team needs a shot in the arm, but we can’t agree on what it should be.”  

stretch the truth, stretch the point

stretch the truth, stretch the point -  exagerar num argumento ou numa afirmação, "esticar a verdade"

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