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questão		resposta
a bear with a sore head começar a aprender		irritated/bad mood
a bit of a dark horse começar a aprender		person with hidden abilities
a bitter pill to swallow começar a aprender		a difficult fact to accept
a different kettle of fish começar a aprender		a totally different situation etc from the one just mentioned
a dog's life começar a aprender		a difficult, hard life
a fish out of water começar a aprender		somebody who feels uncomfortable
a long shot começar a aprender		a wild guess/a risk
a memory like sieve começar a aprender		a poor memory
a night owl começar a aprender		person who enjoys staying up late
a pain in the neck começar a aprender		annoying person/thing
a piece of cake começar a aprender		something very easy to do
a red rug to bull começar a aprender		action, comment, etc. liable to provoke somebody
a red-letter day começar a aprender		a very important day
a sitting duck começar a aprender		an easy target
a storm in a teacup começar a aprender		a lot of fuss about something that is not important
a wild-goose chase começar a aprender		a hopeless search
above board começar a aprender		honest
Achilles heel começar a aprender		weakest point of somebody's character
against all odds começar a aprender		despite the difficulties
agree to disagree começar a aprender		stop arguing because there is no chance of agreement
all along começar a aprender		from the beginning until now
all but começar a aprender		nearly, almost
all in começar a aprender		exhausted
all in all começar a aprender		when everything is considered
all the same começar a aprender		yet, however
all told começar a aprender		altogether; in total
an old wives’ tale começar a aprender		false believe
an unknown quantity começar a aprender		person or thing that one has no experience of
as a last resort começar a aprender		when all else has failed
as the crow flies começar a aprender		in a direct line/by a direct route
at close quarters começar a aprender		from a short distance
at large começar a aprender		free, not caught
at the cutting edge começar a aprender		at the forefront of
bark up the wrong tree começar a aprender		have a false idea about something
be ahead of one’s time começar a aprender		have modern ideas
be all at sea começar a aprender		be in a state of confusion
be all fingers and thumbs começar a aprender		be awkward, clumsy
be all very well começar a aprender		appear satisfactory but in fact not be
be as busy as a bee começar a aprender		very busy
be as thick as a brick começar a aprender		be stupid
be beside oneself with anger começar a aprender		to be extremely angry
be born yesterday começar a aprender		be easily decieved/ naive
be broke começar a aprender		have no/very little money
be caught red-handed começar a aprender		be caught while commiting a crime
be dying for something começar a aprender		really want something
be fit for começar a aprender		be good enough for
be for the high jump começar a aprender		about to be punished
be full of beans começar a aprender		be very lively
be green começar a aprender		be inexperimenced
be in a quandary começar a aprender		be confused; undecided
be in somebody's black books começar a aprender		out of favour
be in somebody's shoes começar a aprender		be in somebody's position
be in the dark about something começar a aprender		be unaware of something
be in the doghouse começar a aprender		be out of favour, in trouble
be in the know começar a aprender		be well-informed
be in the same boat começar a aprender		be in the same (usually bad) situation
be in two minds about something começar a aprender		not be able to decide about something
be on the cards começar a aprender		be likely to happen
be on the defensive começar a aprender		protect oneself because one feels insecure or threatened
be on the up and up começar a aprender		improve steadily
be out of practice começar a aprender		lacking practice
be over the moon começar a aprender		be elated
be second to none começar a aprender		be the best
be sound asleep começar a aprender		sleep deeply
be the apple of somebody's eye começar a aprender		be very precious to somebody, be somebody's favourite
be the perfect image of somebody começar a aprender		look exactly like somebody
be the splitting image of somebody começar a aprender		look exactly like somebody
be thrown of balance começar a aprender		be surprised
be up and about começar a aprender		have recovered from the illness
be up in arms começar a aprender		be very angry
be worn out começar a aprender		be very tired
be/get soaked to the skin começar a aprender		be/get very wet
be/have a close shave começar a aprender		barely avoid an accident/a bad situation
bear fruit começar a aprender		be successful
beat about/around the bush começar a aprender		avoid saying what one means directly
beat somebody black and blue começar a aprender		hit somebody repeatedly until bruised
before one can say Jack Robinson começar a aprender		extremely quickly
beg the question começar a aprender		makes people want to ask particular questions
behind bars começar a aprender		in prison
behind the scenes começar a aprender		in secret
below the belt começar a aprender		cruel and unfair
bide one's time começar a aprender		wait for a good opportunity
big cheese começar a aprender		person with important job/position
big-headed começar a aprender		conceited; boastful
bite off more than somebody can chew começar a aprender		try to do something which is too difficult
black and blue all over começar a aprender		covered with bruises
black tie começar a aprender		formal clothing
blaze a trail começar a aprender		discover something new
blessing in disguise começar a aprender		something which appears bad at first but then turns out favourably
blow a fuse começar a aprender		become very angry
blue-eyed boy começar a aprender		a favoured person
bolt from the blue começar a aprender		suddenly
brainwave começar a aprender		sudden clear idea/thought
break even começar a aprender		show neither profit nor loss
break the ice começar a aprender		ease the tension when one first meets people
bring something home to somebody começar a aprender		make somebody understand how important or serious something is
bring the one's knees começar a aprender		destroy, humble
browned off começar a aprender		fed up/bored
bury one's head in the sand começar a aprender		avoid or ignore reality/responsibility
butter somebody up começar a aprender		flatter somebody
by and large começar a aprender		generally speaking
by definition começar a aprender		having a quality simply because of what it is
by force of habit começar a aprender		used to doing something without thinking
by trial and error começar a aprender		learning from one's mistakes
call it quits começar a aprender		give up/stop
call somebody names começar a aprender		insult somebody
cast aspersions começar a aprender		criticise
catch somebody red-handed começar a aprender		be caught while committing a crime
chair a meeting começar a aprender		preside over a meeting
chip off the old block começar a aprender		somebody who is very like one of his parents
chop and change começar a aprender		keep changing (your mind)
claim to fame começar a aprender		thing which makes somebody unusual
clear the air começar a aprender		remove suspection/bad feelings
come clean começar a aprender		admit the truth
come out of one's shell começar a aprender		gain personal confidence
come to a head começar a aprender		reach a critical point
come to a standstill começar a aprender		not progress/stop
come to terms with começar a aprender		accept a difficult situation
come to the fore começar a aprender		become important or popular
come to the point começar a aprender		reach the main point in a discussion
cook one's goose começar a aprender		end one's plan abruptly
cost a bomb começar a aprender		very expensive
cost an arm and a leg começar a aprender		be very expensive
cramp one's style começar a aprender		restrict one's behaviour in some way
crocodile tears começar a aprender		false tears
cross one’s mind começar a aprender		think of something
cry over spilt milk começar a aprender		greive over something that can't be put right
cut corners começar a aprender		be less thorought
cut somebody dead começar a aprender		ignore somebody
cut somebody to be quick começar a aprender		deeply hurt somebody's feelings
cut to the bone começar a aprender		reduced to the minimum
deal a blow to começar a aprender		damage one's hopes
different as chalk and cheese começar a aprender		totally different
does it show? começar a aprender		is it obvious?
dog eat dog começar a aprender		ruthless competition, rivalry
dog-eared começar a aprender		(of books) with the corners bent and turned down through use
don’t give up your day job começar a aprender		continue to do something you know rather than trying something new
don't hold your breath começar a aprender		don't wait for somebody/something anxiously
donkey work começar a aprender		boring, monotonous work
donkey's years começar a aprender		a long time
down in the dumps começar a aprender		depressed/miserable
down the drain começar a aprender		wasted, lost
drive a hard bargain começar a aprender		be a tough businessman
drive somebody up the wall começar a aprender		make somebody angry/annoy somebody
drop a brick começar a aprender		say something tactlessly
drop somebody a line começar a aprender		send somebody a letter
ease off começar a aprender		reduce in degree, speed or intensity
eat one’s heart out começar a aprender		feel jealous/sad about something
every nook and cranny começar a aprender		everywhere

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