domingo, 25 de setembro de 2016

RUB SLEEP OFF MY EYES


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When I eventually rub sleep off my eyes, I realise that I'm in my bed at home and the trip is over... 


https://www.facebook.com/lebo.warm/photos/a.248850208591224.1073741826.189173347892244/417316561744587/?type=1&theater

FRESH OFF THEPLANE

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FRESH OFF THE PLANE REFUGEES CAN SIGN UP FOR LANGUAGE CLASSES SO THEY CAN START A NEW LIFE.



* SOMEONE WHO HAS JUST IMIMIGRATED 



quinta-feira, 4 de agosto de 2016

SHOO-IN




e.g.

Acomplished actors are not always shoo-ins when casting is taking place. Oftentimes, a young face meets the needs of a director.

or

that it is foregone that she will win the Democratic nomination

, and even fewer who believe she is a shoo-in for the 

presidential election.

www.stuff.co.nz/.../hillary-clinton-no-shooin-in-us-presidential-ra..

. 

* a sure thing


quinta-feira, 16 de junho de 2016

ON THE WANE

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e.g.

NRA's political influence on the wane, says gun control advocate

The Current

http://www.cbc.ca/player/play/2690366970

or

I maintain that there is evidence to suggest that it is on the wane. I would argue, along with Morris Berman, in his book, The Twilight of American Culture, that it is.

https://books.google.com.br/books?isbn=076184676X

sábado, 19 de março de 2016

PC - Know what that means?

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You thought it was something else, didn't ya?

e.g.

In general, people find foreigners more pc.

or

Not  a  Very  P.C.  Thing  to  Say
http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2015/01/not-a-very-pc-thing-to-say.html



sexta-feira, 12 de fevereiro de 2016

FANNY PACK

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What is that lump on your shirt?   Is that a fanny pack?

or

And besides, just because he's a big shot Hollywood star, 


doesn't necessarily mean he should rock the fanny
 

pack either.


http://www.askmen.com/fashion/galleries/reasons-not-to-wear-a-fanny-pack.html


SLANKET

A robe ? ... A blanket ???

You decide!!!

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domingo, 31 de janeiro de 2016

ON THE STRAIGHT AND NARROW

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Rigid behavior


e.g.

You are supposed to keep me on the straight and narrow while we are away. Everyone trusts you.

or

An insider told The Mirror that: 'Their [his team] main priority 

is looking after Spencer and making sure he is on the 

straight and narrow.'



  1. http://evoke.ie/showbiz/spencer-matthews-makes-drastic-decision-after-shock-exit-from-im-a-celeb


domingo, 24 de janeiro de 2016

BAREFACED LIE



An outright shameless falsehood, told with confidence.

e.g.

The car salesman assured me that the pre-owned red mustang had never been through an accident, never been dented and it is as fuel efficient as a Smart car. What a barefaced lie!

or

He told me a barefaced lie that the farmer could not 


raise the cash from the bank because our company 

wasn't NHBC registered.


http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:2BgvIr19yfsJ:www.gallowaygazette.co.uk/news/local-headlines/in-laws-took-all-we-had-1-336144+&cd=6&hl=pt-BR&ct=clnk&gl=br