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cut corners

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“fazer pela metade“
- A landlord who cut corners on fire prevention has been fined. (Um proprietário que fazia economias na prevenção de incêndio foi multado.)

  • You can easily cut corners but you have to do things the right way or you put people’s lives at risk.

“Eu não faço economias quando o assunto é…“
- I don’t cut corners when it comes to my hair
- he doesn´t cut corners when it comes to throwing parties.

Portanto, quando alguém sugerir que você compre algo que não é tão bom o quanto deseja, você poderá dizer “I won’t cut corners” para passar a ideia de que não vai comprar qualquer coisa, pois quer algo de qualidade.

  • Oh, why don’t you buy a cheap one? They’re all the same!
    – Come on! I won’t cut corners! I want a top-notch device”
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take to the streets

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to protest in public or to protest and block traffic

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willingly

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/ˈwɪl.ɪŋ.li/
Em inglês, podemos utilizar a palavra “willingly” para dizer “de bom grado” “por livre e espontânea vontade”.
- He willingly agreed to the proposal.

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of your own free will

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-You left home of your own free will, didn’t you?
- If you decide to stay, it will be of your own free will.

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collect call

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can i make a reverse call UK
can i make a collect cal

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