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questão		resposta
behind the scenes começar a aprender		in secret
come out of one's shell começar a aprender		gain personal confidence
does it show? começar a aprender		is it obvious?
give sb the slip começar a aprender		escape from sb
go for a song começar a aprender		be sold very cheaply
go without saying começar a aprender		be a foregone conclusion
hit the sack começar a aprender		go to bed
live out of a suitcase começar a aprender		travel often/ not have a permanent home
make quite a scene começar a aprender		become angry in a dramatic way
on a shoe string começar a aprender		on a very small budget
pull a few strings começar a aprender		use influential contacts in order to obtain an advantage
pull one's socks up começar a aprender		make a greater effort
sleep on it começar a aprender		think about sth
smell a rat começar a aprender		suspect that sth is wrong
spill the beans começar a aprender		reveal a secret/ the facts
stand in sb's way começar a aprender		prevent sb from doing sth
take... with a pinch of salt começar a aprender		not believe sth completely
the last straw começar a aprender		the last and worst episode in a chain of bad experiences
thick-skinned começar a aprender		insensitive
(by) trial and error começar a aprender		learning form one's mistakes
be ahead of one's time começar a aprender		have modern ideas
be (as) thick (as a brick) começar a aprender		be stupid
be tickled pink começar a aprender		be really pleased
come to a standstill começar a aprender		not progress/ stop
come to terms with começar a aprender		accept a difficult situation
for the time being começar a aprender		temporarily
in a tick começar a aprender		shortly, soon
in the nick of time começar a aprender		just in time
kill time começar a aprender		pass time while waiting sb/sth
lay the table começar a aprender		prepare/ set the table for meal
not be one's cup of tea começar a aprender		not suit one's taste
on second thoughts começar a aprender		having changed one's mind
out of turn começar a aprender		not in the correct order/time
paint the town red começar a aprender		have a great time
play truant começar a aprender		stay away from school without permission
put two and two together começar a aprender		arrive at the truth by looking at facts
red tape começar a aprender		unnecessary bureaucracy
take one's time começar a aprender		not to hurry
through thick and thin começar a aprender		whatever happens
touch and go começar a aprender		with uncertain result
be all very well começar a aprender		appear satisfactory but in fact not be
be on the up and up começar a aprender		improve steadily
be up and about começar a aprender		have recovered from an illness
drive (sb) up the wall começar a aprender		make sb angry/ annoy sb
frosty welcome começar a aprender		unfriendly reception
get out of bed on the wrong side começar a aprender		be in a bad mood
get wind of começar a aprender		receive information about sth indirectly
give vent to começar a aprender		express sth freely
give way to começar a aprender		give in/yield
not hold water começar a aprender		not seem reasonable or in accordance with the facts
make a flying visit começar a aprender		make a quick trip
make waves começar a aprender		cause trouble
no/little wonder começar a aprender		not surprising
quick/slow on the uptake começar a aprender		quick/ slow to understand
set in one's ways começar a aprender		fixed in one's habits/ routines
speak volumes começar a aprender		be strong evidence of sb's feelings, merits etc
under the weather começar a aprender		depresse/ unwell
up and coming começar a aprender		likely to be successful
ups and downs começar a aprender		good things alternating with bad ones
wet behind the ears começar a aprender		inexperienced

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