Milleniuns Flashcards

1
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Mishap

A

Unlucky accident, trouble, problem

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2
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Notwithstanding

A

Despite ( apesar de, mesmo que)

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3
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To a T

A

Exactly

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4
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Off the charts

A

More than expected

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5
Q

A Gray area

A

Not cleared enough

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6
Q

Odd jobs

A

Babysitter, walk the dogs,etc…

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7
Q

The meat

A

The majority (normally money or revenue)

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8
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To crash somewhere

A

To arrive informally or sleep there ( relax for a little while)

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9
Q

Where, how… on earth

A

Surprise

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10
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Some may argue that

A

A polite, indirect opinions

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11
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To get into something

A

Start being interested into something

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12
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To take up something

A

To start a new activity

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13
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For Peace of mind

A

Do something for peace of mind

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14
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Outright

A

Completely, immediately
We paid for our car outright.
He outright dismissed my ideia for holidays.

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15
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To check all of the boxes

A

Quando algo tem todos os requisitos para algo.
Preencher todos os requisitos para algo bom ou ruim

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16
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Icing on the cake.

A

An additional benefit or negative issue.
Ex: it was icing on the cake that our cat bit them.
The teacher was great at explaining thing and his humor was icing on the cake.

17
Q

To sweat something

A

To feel stress.
Ex: I would never sweat a purchase like that.

18
Q

Iffy

A

Questionable, uncertain.
Buying clothes online can be iffy.
The weather is a bit iffy, we should go on a hike tomorrow.

19
Q

Federal Reserve

A

Banco Central

20
Q

Disparaging

A

Depreciativo