Word of the day: Fudge + idioms...
Fudge: doce de açúcar,
leite, manteiga, chocolate, história inventada, lorota, falsificar, camuflar,
disfarçar, improvisar, colar (em exames),
evitar
Synonyms: equivocate, hedge, pussyfoot, tergiversate,
waffle, weasel, absurdity, asininity, fatuity, foolery, idiocy, imbecility /(
soft creamy candy made typically of sugar, milk, butter)
“Politicians have been known to fudge the issues.”
“The treasurer fudged the figures.”
“It was later discovered that the researchers
had fudged their data.”
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Name after
someone: dar o mesmo nome de outra pessoa a alguém
“He named his son after his grandfather Henry.”
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turn a blind eye to - fingir não ver ou ignorar
algo (For years, many colleges turned a half-blind eye to underage
drinking.): Newsweek, Sep 11, 2008
turn
a deaf ear to - fingir que não ouve, recusar-se a ouvir
turn against - voltar-se contra alguém
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