April showers bring May flowers, Flinch

Flinch:  recuo, desistência, vacilação, perplexidade recuar, retroceder, ceder terreno, hesitar, vacilar, desistir de, desviar-se, esquivar-se, fugir (de algum trabalho, perigo, compromisso

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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"April showers bring May flowers":  uma lembrança de que coisas desagradáveis podem, afinal, trazer coisas boas, ou seja a chuva “chata” de  abril é a razão pela qual as flores de maio acabam vindo

Child: I hate all this rain. Why does it have to rain?

 Mother: April showers bring May flowers. Although it was a dreary, rainy day, we felt cheerful, since April showers bring May flowers.

(www.thefreedictionary.com)

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No Amazon: Histórias do Futuro ( contos: ficção científica)

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: Wince

Wince:  estremecimento, estremecer, tremer,  recuar, retrair-se (repentinamente, pelo susto),assustar-se, contrarir a face em resposta a uma dor ou desprazer

Synonyms: blench, cringe, quail, recoil, shrink, squinch, flinch /: to shrink back involuntarily (as from pain)

“…winced at the movie's graphic depiction of combat injuries…” (www.merriam-webster.com)

 “Things like the wince in the forehead, when you’ve been too sharp. Or the shadow across the eyes when you’ve hurt a feeling.”  (www. learning.blogs.nytimes.com)

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Word of the day: Cringe

Cringe: lisonja servil, bajulação, adulação, encolher-se de medo, dor ou repugnância, bajular, lisonjear servilmente para obter favores

Synonyms / definitions: blench, flinch, quail, recoil, shrink, squinch, wince, to draw in or contract one's muscles involuntarily as from cold or pain,  to shrink in fear or servility, to behave in an excessively humble or servile way, to recoil in distaste

“Many English teachers cringe when their students use the word ‘ain't.’”

“I always cringe when I hear that song.”

“Just the thought of eating broccoli makes me cringe.”

“The dog cringed at the noise.”(www.merriam-webster.com)