sábado, 26 de dezembro de 2015

NIGHT CAP


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 Last drink of the night before going home (or going to bed, if you are well behaved)

e.g.

But a nightcap is different from an after-dinner drink or digestif. I stick with the classics: top-shelf whiskey, good brandy (usually Cognac), ..
www.theatlantic.com/health/...nightcap/267437/


or

Let's have a nightcap before the cops arrive.

domingo, 20 de dezembro de 2015

AT YOUR BECK AND CALL


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e.g


If you don't feel well by tomorrow, call me. I am at your

 beck and call.


www.usingenglish.com/.../10426




at your disposal






terça-feira, 8 de dezembro de 2015

LOCK HORNS



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e.g.

Dan and the vice president never really got along; I knew they would lock horns once they were put to work together.

or


They locked horns in the air and twirled in flight, both 

frantically beating their wings to keep them aloft. Claws

locked in combat, and spiked tails wrapped around .

https://books.google.com.br/books?id..





sábado, 24 de outubro de 2015

FIGHT TOOTH AND NAIL



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FIGHT USING ALL RESOURCES AT YOUR DISPOSAL


e.g.

You've been fighting tooth and nail for a place in show business with no success.

or

I'm gonna fight tooth and nail to keep him here because I think he's an outstanding coach.

http://www.bruinsnation.com/ucla_recruiting/2015/2/4/7982891/ucla-coach-mora-im-gonna-fight-tooth-and-nail-to-keep-ulbrich?_ga=1.71341971.1653098927.1445733828





sexta-feira, 9 de outubro de 2015

KUDOS


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PRAISE FOR EXCEPTIONAL WORK

e.g.

You got the job on Monday and got promoted on Friday? Kudos!!!

or
 
Although the movie director received kudos from the critics, the public hated the film.

 http://wordsinasentence.com/kudos-in-a-sentence/

                  

segunda-feira, 21 de setembro de 2015

A JOB AND A HALF

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a bigger or more difficult job 







e.g.



Getting rid of bedbugs is a job and a half and I would rather 


move.


or




A girl is bikini-waxing her sister and then says while she is 


laughing : "This is a job and a half"



www.usingenglish.com/forum/threads/124884-job-and-a-half

TAPPED OUT

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e.g.

I can't help you pay rent; I am tapped out!

or

Roxy says she is all tapped out, and that Nigel just 

bailed her out of a jam. Rex asks if Foxy Roxy's can be

remortgaged, but Roxy just laughs ...


tvmegasite.net/updates/oltl/2004/oltl-06-02-04.htm

segunda-feira, 7 de setembro de 2015

HOLD YOU TO THAT

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I WILL TAKE YOU AT YOUR WORD



You tell me you can learn Chinese in two years? I will hold you to that. (promise)

or

"So you had better listen to me, because I swear, if I should fall before the end and you don't seem to be doing things properly, I'll get up again to give you a good finger-wagging."
"I'll hold you to that promise."
"You know, I think you'll be all right, even without my help."
http://archiveofourown.org/works/3244562

sábado, 29 de agosto de 2015

GET A WORD IN EDGEWISE (OR EDGEWAYS)


FIND AN OPPORTUNITY TO SAY SOMETHING IN ORDER TO INTERRUPT SOMEONE WHO IS SPEAKING NON STOP.

E.G.
If getting a word in edgewise is a problem for you — just when you want to shout, “Will you ever shut up?” or, “Hey, you idiot. It’s my turn!” consider using some of the following phrases to enter or rejoin a conversation.
http://bigthink.com/influence-power-politics/having-difficulty-getting-a-word-in-edgewise
OR

he can't get a word in edgewise. Last week, when it happened again, she went "bossy" on them.

www.inc.com/sims-wyeth/11-ways-to-get-a-word-in-edgewise.html





sábado, 27 de junho de 2015

LET'S GET THAT OUT OF THE WAY FIRST

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Get something out of the way means take care of something before you can do something else.

e.g.

Now that we got the class report out of the way, we can talk about your composition.