IDIOMS Flashcards by Adriano Azevedo

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In hot water

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In trouble

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Out of the blue

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Unexpectedly

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Shoot for the moon

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To aim high

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Bite the bullet

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Difficult situation

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Spill the beans

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To reveal a secret

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All ears

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Eager to listen and learn

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Cut to the chase

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Get to the point

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Under the weather

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Feeling unwell

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On the same page

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To be in agreement

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All thumbs

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Awkward with your hand

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Throw in the towel

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To give up or quit

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Raining cats and dogs

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Raining heavily

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See eye to eye

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To agree on something

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Miss the boat

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To miss an opportunity

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Cold turkey

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To quit something abruptly

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By the book

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Following the rules exactly

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Go the extra mile

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To put in extra effort

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Beats me

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I don’t know ( sei la)

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Cheapskate

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Mao de vaca

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Fed up

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De saco cheio

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Cut it out

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Para com isso

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As if!

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Ate parece

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Cry wolf

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Alarme falso

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Spare me

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Me poupe

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Ass-kisser

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Puxa saco

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Just because!

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Porque sim / nao

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Even so

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mesmo assim

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At all!

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Nem um pouco

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How should I know?

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Eu sei la

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God forbid

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Deus me livre

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Deal with it!

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Aceita que dói menos

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Get a life!

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Faça algo útil da vida

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Lies don’t travel far

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Mentira tem perna curta

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Keep it real

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Mandar a real

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Got for it

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Vai la

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Party pooper

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Estraga prazeres

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Take it from me

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Vai por mim

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For God’s sake!

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Pelo amor de Deus

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Don’t lose heart!

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No desanime

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I’m only slagging you!

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So to te zoando

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Mind your business

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Cuida da sua vida

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Get off my back

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Para de encher o saco!

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I dare you

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Duvido

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We are even!

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Estamos quites

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That’s disgusting

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Que nojo

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In a bit

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Daqui a pouco

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get lost!

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Sai fora

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I told you so

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Eu te avisei

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I don’t feel like

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Nao estou a fim

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God willing!

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Se Deu quiser

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Serves you right

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Bem feito

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beat it!

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Vaza / some / cai fora