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questão		resposta
stop wasting your time talking about the matter that cannot be settled the way you would like it começar a aprender		flog a dead horse
someone tends to make plans that can never be fulfilled começar a aprender		build castles in the air
something doesn’t sound true começar a aprender		hold water
celebrate something começar a aprender		paint the town red
achieved the required level of knowledge começar a aprender		All the students made the grade and were complimented on by their teachers
feel scared começar a aprender		get cold feet
experience hardship, especially financial começar a aprender		feel the pinch
do something that is considered to be impossible começar a aprender		Trying to convince the management to change their policy is like squaring the circle
to challenge someone's statement or threat because it is not believed começar a aprender		call somebody’s bluff
The amount you’ve been arguing about is not worth the squabble começar a aprender		Stop splitting hairs
do something innovative começar a aprender		break new ground in biotechnology
conform to another's actions começar a aprender		follow suit
make a great effort to think of or remember something começar a aprender		Jenny racked her brains but could not remember which magazine she had seen the advertisement in
be in such a desperate situation as to resort to even the most unlikely means of salvation começar a aprender		clutch at straws
make an extraordinarily strenuous effort to do something começar a aprender		i sweated blood over it
to try to settle a disagreement or dispute with words intended to placate or pacify those involved começar a aprender		manage to put oil on the troubled waters
have a private reason for doing or being involved in something começar a aprender		have an axe to grind
to try and make an idea or piece of work seem bad by finding all the things that are wrong or missing começar a aprender		pick holes in somebody’s reasoning
make an indiscreet or embarrassing remark (informal british) começar a aprender		I realized I had dropped a brick by asking Mrs Hobson about her son’s name
closed the business começar a aprender		put up the shutters
failed to obtain what one has been striving for começar a aprender		draw a blank
gain riches in a dishonest way começar a aprender		feather one’s nest
give up participation in an unprofitable activity começar a aprender		cut one’s losses
be fired from work começar a aprender		get the chop
start doing something before the set time começar a aprender		jump the gun
start behaving better começar a aprender		turn over a new leaf
to seem angry all the time because you think you have been treated unfairly or feel you are not as good as other people começar a aprender		chip on the shoulder
prevent someone from carrying out a plan (British) começar a aprender		put a spoke in their wheel
rise in status or wealth começar a aprender		come up in the world
idk lmao começar a aprender		cast a wide net

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