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questão		resposta
against all odds começar a aprender		despite difficulties
get the sack começar a aprender		be dismissed from one's job
in the offing começar a aprender		likely to happen
status symbol começar a aprender		possession thought to show sb's high social rank, wealth etc.
once and for all começar a aprender		for the last time
white elephant começar a aprender		useless/ unwanted possession
short and sweet começar a aprender		brief but pleasant (usu ironic)
out in the open começar a aprender		(of secrets) revealed, known
golden opportunity começar a aprender		the best chance to gain sth
out and out começar a aprender		complete, total
in public começar a aprender		in the presence of other people
get the wrong end começar a aprender		misunderstand completely
of the stick começar a aprender		what has been said
throw a party começar a aprender		have/ hold a party
take things to pieces começar a aprender		dismantle things
grease sb's palm começar a aprender		bribe sb
out of print começar a aprender		(of books) not available anymore
past one's prime começar a aprender		growing old/ not at your best
come to the point começar a aprender		reach the main point in a discussion
be out of practice começar a aprender		lacking practice
off the point começar a aprender		irrelevant
pop the question começar a aprender		make a proposal of marriage
part and parcel of começar a aprender		basic part of
out of the frying pan into the fire começar a aprender		from a bad situation to a worse/ similar one
a bitter pill to swallow começar a aprender		a difficult fact to accept
fall into place começar a aprender		become clear
by and large começar a aprender		to a great extent/ generally
larger than life começar a aprender		exaggerated
on its last legs começar a aprender		in a weak or poor condition/ needing replacement
lay it on thick começar a aprender		exaggerate
lay sb low começar a aprender		make sb ill or weak, confine them to bed
improve by/in leaps and bounds começar a aprender		improve/ increase very rapidly
do sth at length começar a aprender		take a long time to do/ do sth in great detail
follow/ obey to the letter começar a aprender		follow (e.g. instructions) exactly without question
on the level começar a aprender		sincere, truthful
make light of sth começar a aprender		treat sth as though it is not serious when in fact it is
bring into line with começar a aprender		make sth/sb comply with a standard/ behaviour
draw the line começar a aprender		refuse to do/ tolerate sth
put sth on the line começar a aprender		risk, endanger
be lost on sb começar a aprender		have no effect on sb/ not to be understood by sb
not for love nor money começar a aprender		by no means/ for no reason
like it or lump it começar a aprender		whether you like it or ot
leave sb in the lurch começar a aprender		abandon/ let sb down
as plain as começar a aprender		the nose on your face
as keen as começar a aprender		mustard
as fit as começar a aprender		a fiddle
as gentle as começar a aprender		a lamb
as light as começar a aprender		a feather
as miserable as começar a aprender		sin
as old as começar a aprender		the hills
as dull as começar a aprender		ditchwater
as pleased as começar a aprender		Punch

VE 8 idioms and fixed phrases +Ex 16/169

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