Word of the day: Shifty

Shifty: esperto, safado, astuto, negligente, inconstante, volúvel, desonesto

Synonyms: furtive, shady, sneaky, slippery, sly, sneaking,stealthy

“Shifty politicians making deals to channel federal funds into their districts.”

“Shifty practices such as turning back the odometers on used cars.” (www.merriam-webster.com)

The other shoe dropped

the other shoe dropped - aconteceu o que faltava, aconteceu o inevitável (He was trying to justify the war. Nobody believed him but then the other shoe dropped: a violent attack.)

CLIQUE: Origem da expressão

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Word of the day: Fickle / from head to toe

Word of the day

Fickle: inconstante, volúvel, variável, caprichoso, instável, mutável

Synonyms: capricious, changeable, changeful, flickery, fluctuating, fluid, inconsistent, inconstant

“He blames poor sales on fickle consumers.”

“…a fickle friendship that was on and off over the years…”    (www.merriam-webster.com)

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From head to toe / From top to toe: por todo o corpo, dos pés à cabeça

“He was covered in mud from head to toe.”   http://www.macmillandictionary.com/

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Word of the day: FLUKY

Fluky: casual, obtido por acaso, acidental, variável, volúvel, inconstante,

Synonyms: domestic, servant, lackey, menial, retainer, steward

“If he can't go himself, he'll send one of his flunkies.”

“Since I'm just the flunky who files his papers, I've no idea where he is.”

(www.merriam-webster.com)

Word of the day: Fluky

Fluky:  casual, obtido por acaso, acidental, variável, volúvel, inconstante

Synonyms: fortunate , fortuitous, happy, heaven-sent, lucky, providential

“…a fluky coincidence that kept me safely at home when the blizzard hit…”

“…the fluky selection of consecutive numbers on consecutive days of the lottery…” (www.merriam-webster.com)

Word of the Day: Fickle

fickle: constante, volúvel, variável, caprichoso, instável, mutável

synonyms: inconstant, capricious, whimsical, changing

“Republican primary voters are a fickle, sometimes lazy, sort, who often follow the advice of…” (Newsweek,  July 03, 2011)