Expressões Flashcards
Pull (someone’s) Leg.
Example:
Really?! You can’t be serious. You’re pulling my leg.
I think the prize company is pulling both of our legs.
To tell someone a lie as a joke
Sometimes, people like to tell incredible lies to friends as a joke. This is called “pulling someone’s leg.” When you “pull someone’s leg,” you try to convince them that your lie is true.
Ex:
Verdade ?!! Você não pode estasr falando sério. Você está me zoando.**
Five o’clock shadow
the slight darkness on a man’s face, especially his chin, caused by the growth of hair during the day
Guess what, baby?
Adivinha, querida?
Never mind
Forget about it
Sometimes, you might say something and then realize you didn’t need to speak about it. You can tell the listener “never mind.” This means it’s not important and it’s OK to forget the idea. It can also mean that you want to talk about something else.
Example:
You are absolute right.Never mind the picnic.We can do that some other day.
“Get Your Ducks in a Row”
Become organized and ready
Night owl
pessoas de habitos nortunos
Raining Cats and Dogs
Raining hard; raining a lot
You can’t describe every rain shower as “raining cats and dogs.”
rain shower = pancada de chuva
There is a gentle drizzle, but you don’t need an umbrella
Há uma garoa suave, mas você não precisa de guarda-chuva.
You describe things with many words. You can use many words to describe one thing, but the words need to be in the right place.
- number, size, …….
- number, size, age, shape, color, nationality
- number, opinion, size, age, shape, color, nationality
Even a broke clock …
Even a broke clock is right twice a day.
A moment of success achieved by accident or luck