phrasal verbs and idioms

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act up
学び始める
bad behave, operate badly (body functions or machines), become active (some desease).
comportar-se mal, nao funcionar como deveria, sintoma de doenca.
The kids act up all the time. The computer is acting up again,l. My car always act up in cold weather. This horse always act up with an inexperienced rider. Her allergies acted up when she went hiking in the woods.
act out
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behave badly bc you're unhappy or upset (often in ways that you are not aware of). what an actor do on films.
representar, atuar, interpretar, nao se comportar bem (mas stem intencao),
A warrior doesn't spend his days trying to act out the part that others have chosen for him. They acted out the story on stage.
account for
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th be the explanation ou to explain sth, contabilizar people after an accident or sth, give proof/record of how the money you have has been spent, a part of a total.
dar conta de algo/alguem, constiruir (numero % de um total), prestar contas, explicar, justificar, responder por algo, contabilizar. (Students account for the vast majority of our customers).
oh, well, that accounts for it (isso explica). He was unable to account for the error. All passengers have now been accounted for. We have to account for every penny we spend. High-tech companies account for 30% of the total value of the payrolls.
add up
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calculate a value, to increase little by little, not reasonable, nonsense, not justified value ($).
add up all the money I owe you. When you're feeding a family of six the Bill's soon add up. We can't sponsor this project cause it figures simple don't add up. his story just doesn't add up.
back down
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to admit a defeat or that you were wrong, to take back an opinion, to stop support a position.
No one backed down. Eventually, he back down and apologized. (Eventually = finally, after all, at last, in the end).
day in day out
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every day
remember that everyday (diario) is different than every day (todo dia). every other day = dia sim, dia nao...
Eat (your/my/his) heart out
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similar a dor de cotovelo, inveja do que aleguem tem.
Hook up / hook something up
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colocar na internet o computador, celular, etc. Tambem significa rolar um clima entre duas pessoas (Kate hooked up with John last night at the party)
I've got the tea / spill the tea
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gossip
eu tenho uma fofoca/ "derrube" a fofoca...
reached out
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estender a mao
see eye to eye
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agrre with something
we clearly don't see eye to eye on this.
Take off
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decolar, tirar algo de cima
Take out of
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tirar alguem/algo de dentro de um lugar.
Take the kids out of the school.
when it rains, it pours
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expression that meaning a sequence of episodes (only bads or only goods in a short period of time)
it's pouring down (out)
学び始める
it's raining a lot.
another tips: shower = chuva fina/ foggy = neblina
in the ar /be +(all) up in the air
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is in the air = something is commning, I can feel it. / up in the air = everything is uncertain, don't know about future, you don't have control over the decision or the future of this thing.
love is in the air. / I don't know yet, everything's up in the air now.
on the cards
学び始める
on plans, on expectation, possible.
is a second date on the cards?
come up
学び始める
apear by surprise, something unexpected.
I don't want any problems to come up last minute.
a hint of something
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a slight taste of...
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take for granted
学び始める
nao dar valor a algo, desvalorizar. // We take so many things for granted in this granted. never take the ones you love for granted (nunca desvalorize...)
don't take me for granted (n me desvalorize). if you take it for granted, you don't deserve it. (se n da valor...). life is a gift, never take it for granted. someone is praying for the blessings you take for granted.
to be off to
学び始める
I'm just off to the bar for a few drinks. to leave a place or to depart to another. to move or travel to a different place, often quickly.
I was off to Singapore, to start a new office.
storm down
学び始める
atacar, invadir.
we had to storm down the ladder to rescue her.
gross misconduct
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falta grave no trabalho.
employees are ineligible if they were fired for gross misconduct.
back pay
学び始める
salario retroativo.
fringe benefits
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beneficios adicionais. a competitive salary worth fringe benefits will be offered.
collective bargaining
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dissidio coletivo
clock in and clock off
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bater pinto na entrada e saida.
cost-of-living allowance
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ajuda de custo.
forge ahead
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seguir em frente.
slag him off
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criticize somebody in an unpleasant way. ou tirar sarro.
Bono always slaged Larry off about his pattern of sleeping in his own bag.
tuckered out
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esgotado... cansado
steep learning curve
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when you learn something very quickly, and learning from mistakes. Shows that you're not afraid of challenges and you are willing to build new skills and overcome problems. USE IT IN JOBS INTERVIEWS.
Going from employee to Business owner was a really steep learning curve for me.
set up
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establish
reach a peack
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achieve the top.
the last straw
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a gota d'agua.
take over
学び始める
to begin control of something. to assume the control - assumir, cuidar das coisas por alguem. /one company buys the majority of shares in another one, to control it. / to conquer - specially historical, kings taking over another country.
The leader left, so I decided to take over. / Our company has been taken over by a British conglomerate. / the government was taken over by the rebel forces.
go all the way
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