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questão		resposta
to keep an amount of money for a time in the future when you might need it começar a aprender		save for a rainy day
don't give up when there's still a chance you may succeed começar a aprender		never say die
don't put too much importance on just one thing, because if that fails you have nothing começar a aprender		don't put all your eggs in one basket
try again, don't give up começar a aprender		if at first you don't succeed, try try again
look after the details (monetary or other) and the larger issues will also be taken care of começar a aprender		take care of the pennies and the pounds will take care of themselves
accept other people's actions, although they may have a different way of living than yours começar a aprender		live and let live
don't be ungrateful when you receive a gift começar a aprender		don't look a gift horse in the mouth
don't talk about your private problems in public começar a aprender		don't wash your dirty linen in public
before you do something, think of it começar a aprender		look before you leap
don't exaggerate the importance of something começar a aprender		don't make a mountain out of a molehill
plan your aims taking your abilities into consideration começar a aprender		cut your coat according to your cloth
if a criticism of you is true, accept it começar a aprender		if the cap fits, wear it
information about misfortune or trouble disseminates quickly começar a aprender		bad news travels fast
we are never satisfied with what we have começar a aprender		the more you have the more you want
success breeds further success começar a aprender		nothing succeeds like success
you must work yourself to get what you want and not depend solely on divine help começar a aprender		God helps them that help themselves
doing something all over again is the only way to learn to do it well começar a aprender		practice makes perfect
someone may do something bad and not be punished but that does not mean you're allowed to do bad things começar a aprender		two wrongs don't make a right
it's no use in worrying about something that you can't change now começar a aprender		don't cry over spilt milk
don't delay doing something that you can do immediately começar a aprender		don't put off to tomorrow what you can do today
if you have an opportunity to do something, do it before it expires começar a aprender		make hay while the sun shines
treat others in the same way as you would like to be treated começar a aprender		do as you would be done by
wait until a good thing you expect really happens before you make plans about it começar a aprender		don't count your chickens before they're hatched
don't worry about the problems before they arrive começar a aprender		don't cross your bridges before you come to them
someone who doesn't settle in one place rarely prospers começar a aprender		a rolling stone gathers no moss
people who are very quiet may be interesting começar a aprender		still waters run deep
if you eavesdrop someone saying gossips, you may hear something unpleasant about you começar a aprender		eavesdroppers hear no good of themselves
life is much more pleasant if we treat each other lovingly começar a aprender		love makes the world go round
what you do is more important than what you say começar a aprender		actions speak louder than words
too many people working on the same piece of work will spoil it começar a aprender		too many cooks spoil the broth
you blame the objects you use for your own mistakes começar a aprender		a bad workman blames his tools
being apart from someone that you love makes you love him even more começar a aprender		absence makes the heart grow fonder
success comes to those who prepare well and put effort começar a aprender		the early bird catches the worm
new boss makes changes começar a aprender		a new broom sweeps clean
dreams should be interpreted as the opposite of them começar a aprender		dreams go by contraries
even misfortune can benefit someone começar a aprender		it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good
people stop respecting others when they know them very well começar a aprender		familiarity breeds contempt
to be deceived, cheated começar a aprender		to be taken for a ride
to take a nap começar a aprender		to have forty winks
to save money começar a aprender		to tighten one's belt
to reveal a secret começar a aprender		let the cat out of the bag
to make an embarassing mistake começar a aprender		to put one's foot in it
to become a better person começar a aprender		to turn over a new leaf
to be unable to decide about something começar a aprender		to be in two minds about something
they were stolen começar a aprender		they fell off the back of a lorry
to be an accountant começar a aprender		to cook the books
to be nervous começar a aprender		to have butterflies in one's stomach
to be very tired, exhausted começar a aprender		to be on one's last legs
to be very happy começar a aprender		to be over the moon
I can't be tricked, cheated começar a aprender		there are no flies on me
to be bald, have little hair on one's head começar a aprender		to be a bit thin on top
to suspect something wrong is going on - deception começar a aprender		to smell a rat
can't talk começar a aprender		to lose one's tongue
to be at the limits of one's endurance começar a aprender		to be at the end of one's tether
to have nothing to do começar a aprender		to be at loose end
to be frightened começar a aprender		my hair stood on end
I was very surprised começar a aprender		you could have knocked me down with a feather
I'll tell no one this secret, about this começar a aprender		my lips are sealed
to be in a routine, boring habitual behaviour começar a aprender		to be in a rut
to lose control of your emotions começar a aprender		to lose one's head
to lose one's temper começar a aprender		to blew one's top
to be very talkative, to be able to talk much começar a aprender		I have got the gift of the gab
to be good at gardening começar a aprender		to have green fingers
to be over the moon começar a aprender		to be tickled pink
can't talk due to nervousness começar a aprender		have a lump in one's throat
I was deceived começar a aprender		he led me up the garden path
to become very angry começar a aprender		to get hot under the collar
I forgot about it começar a aprender		it slipped my mind
they fired me, I was made redundant começar a aprender		I was given the sack
nosy começar a aprender		inquisitive, curious
down-at-heel começar a aprender		shabbily dressed
hard up começar a aprender		poor, short of money
big-headed começar a aprender		vain, conceited
cheesed off começar a aprender		fed up, bored
off one's head começar a aprender		mad, insane
all thumbs começar a aprender		very clumsy
dead beat começar a aprender		completely exhausted
keyed up começar a aprender		tense, excited
down-to-earth começar a aprender		sensible, practical
on the dole começar a aprender		unemployed
long in the tooth começar a aprender		old
pig-headed começar a aprender		stubborn
off colour começar a aprender		ill, not well
tight-fisted começar a aprender		mean, miserly
thick-skinned começar a aprender		insensitive, not easily offended
hair-raising começar a aprender		very frightening
look into começar a aprender		investigate
pass out começar a aprender		to faint
do up começar a aprender		decorate, modernize
call off começar a aprender		cancel
go out (fire) começar a aprender		stop burning
pass away começar a aprender		die
turn down começar a aprender		refuse
blow up começar a aprender		explode
look up to começar a aprender		admire, respect
get over começar a aprender		recover from
call on começar a aprender		visit
own up começar a aprender		confess
drop off começar a aprender		fall asleep
put off começar a aprender		postpone
give in começar a aprender		yield, surrender - poddać się
go with começar a aprender		match, suit
fall out começar a aprender		quarrel
food for thought começar a aprender		something to think about
a half-baked idea começar a aprender		badly thought-out
regurgitate começar a aprender		reproduce without thinking
put aside some time for oneself começar a aprender		keep time free
waste precious time começar a aprender		using time badly (not doing anything with your life)
live on borrowed time começar a aprender		survive after you would expect to be dead
can't afford to spend time doing something começar a aprender		don't have time to do something
a flash of inspiration começar a aprender		a clever idea that comes suddenly
bright começar a aprender		intelligent
dim começar a aprender		not very intelligent
shine at something começar a aprender		be especially good at something
construct (a theory) começar a aprender		develope (a theory)
support começar a aprender		help prove
fall down (e.g. an idea) começar a aprender		fails because of a particular reason
the foundation começar a aprender		basis
(make) a killing começar a aprender		(make) a big profit
launch an aggressive campaign começar a aprender		begin an intense series of actions
target começar a aprender		aim at
join forces começar a aprender		merge together
big cheese começar a aprender		an important, influential person
couch potato começar a aprender		a person who lives a sedentary lifestyle, never doing any exercise
loose cannon começar a aprender		an unpredictable person who may cause damage if he/she is uncontrolled
rotten apple começar a aprender		one bad person who has a bad effect on all others in the group
tough cookie começar a aprender		someone who is strong enough to deal with difficult or violent situations
wet blanket começar a aprender		a negative person who ruins other people's good times
get across começar a aprender		communicate your message clearly
come across começar a aprender		meet/find by chance
look up começar a aprender		search for information, e.g. in a dictionary
make up começar a aprender		invent, e.g. a story
carry on começar a aprender		continue
hold on começar a aprender		wait
watch out começar a aprender		be careful
work out começar a aprender		calculate something
yes-man começar a aprender		a person who agrees with bosses or people above him
whiz kid começar a aprender		a young person who is exceptionally intelligent and clever
busybody começar a aprender		a person who is interested too much in other's people's lifes
chatterbox começar a aprender		very talkative person who speaks too much
pain in the neck começar a aprender		very annoying person
dark horse começar a aprender		a person who reveals little about himself or his activities, especially one who has unexpected abilities or talents
old hand começar a aprender		old handa person who is skilled at something through long experience
set in one's ways começar a aprender		conservative person
black sheep começar a aprender		a member of a group who is considered undesirable, the bad person
life and soul of the party começar a aprender		a very social person
go downhill começar a aprender		go badly
find oneself at crossroads começar a aprender		having to choose one thing or another
go far começar a aprender		have a great future
reach the peak começar a aprender		become number one

English Metaphores&Words of wisdom+some phrasal verbs and words

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