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questão		resposta
donkey's years começar a aprender		a long time
kill two birds with one stone começar a aprender		achieve two things with one action
let the cat out of the bag começar a aprender		reveal a secret
like water off a duck's back começar a aprender		having no effect
make a fool of yourself começar a aprender		make oneself look stupid
make a mountain out of a molehill começar a aprender		cause a fuss about a trivial matter
no room to swing a cat começar a aprender		no room at all
play cat and mouse with sb começar a aprender		keep sb in a state of uncertain expectation treating them alternatively cruellu and kindly
put the cat among the pigeons começar a aprender		cause trouble/ controversy
rain cats and dogs começar a aprender		rain heavily
swim like a fish começar a aprender		swim very well
talk the hind leg off a donkey começar a aprender		talk for a long time, uninterrupted
the rat race começar a aprender		the competitive nature of modern urban life
until the cows come home começar a aprender		for a long time
mutton dressed as lamb começar a aprender		dress in a style younger than / inappropriate to your age
sour grapes começar a aprender		say unpleasant comments because of jelaousy
sweet tooth começar a aprender		enjoy eating sweet things
get nowhere fast começar a aprender		make no/ little progress
pay sb's way começar a aprender		contribute your share of a bil/budget
white-collar job começar a aprender		office/clerical work
fly on the wall começar a aprender		see/hear sth in a situation which does not involve you
achilles heel começar a aprender		weakest point of sb's character
wash sb's hands of sb começar a aprender		refuse to be involved with sb
a pain in the neck começar a aprender		annoying person/thing
be all fingers and thumbs começar a aprender		be awkward, clumsy
get cold feet começar a aprender		lose courage to do sth
give sb cold shoulder começar a aprender		ignore/ shun sb
have a cheek / nerve começar a aprender		act/ speak boldly or impudently
have a sharp tongue começar a aprender		tend to say unkind or hurtful things
have an eye for sth começar a aprender		be a good judge of sth
look down one's nose at sth/sb começar a aprender		feel/ act superior to sb
lose one's head começar a aprender		lose self-control
put one's heart and soul into sth começar a aprender		be devoted to sth
tongue-in-cheek começar a aprender		not serious, ironic
tooth and nail começar a aprender		fiercely
turn a blind eye to sth começar a aprender		ignore
not lose any sleep over sth começar a aprender		not worry about sth
jack of all trades começar a aprender		sb who is able to do a variety of jobs
a storm in a teacup começar a aprender		a lot of fuss about sth that is not important
bring sth home to sb começar a aprender		make sb understand how important/ serious sth is
bite off more than you can chew começar a aprender		try to do sth which is too difficult
in clover começar a aprender		living a luxurious / comfortable life
face the music começar a aprender		be criticised/ punished for sth you have done

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