Vocabulary from Masterclass Proficiency Units 1-10

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questão		resposta
a new person in charge who makes changes começar a aprender		a new broom
someone who does not want to join in and spoils the fun for everybody else começar a aprender		a wet blanket
a pompous, self-opinionated person começar a aprender		a stuffed shirt
someone who likes to sit in comfort and do nothing começar a aprender		a couch potato
someone who expresses opinions about things they know very little about começar a aprender		an armchair critic
someone who stands by you only when things are going well começar a aprender		a fair weather friend
a gossip who wants to know everything that happens to other people começar a aprender		a nosy parker
someone who doesn’t like to stay in one place começar a aprender		a rolling stone
to be exposed to something unpleasant começar a aprender		come in for something
to criticise or punish harshly começar a aprender		come down (heavily) on somebody
to say something surprising começar a aprender		come out with something
to produce an idea começar a aprender		come up with something
to avoid details and say what’s important começar a aprender		come to the point
to regain consciousness começar a aprender		come round
to change your opinion começar a aprender		come round to something/an idea
to catch an illness começar a aprender		come down with something
to accept a situation as it is começar a aprender		come to terms with something
this is a very inconvenient moment começar a aprender		now’s a fine time
to have hardly enough time to do something, in a hurry começar a aprender		a bit pressed for time
to obtain a longer period before something happens, delay things começar a aprender		buy time
as a temporary measure começar a aprender		for the time being
punctually começar a aprender		(be/come/leave) on time
in favourable circumstances começar a aprender		at the best of times
it will be known in the future começar a aprender		time will tell
repeatedly começar a aprender		time and time again
to pass the time by doing something começar a aprender		kill time
at the last minute começar a aprender		just in the nick of time
to punish sb severely começar a aprender		throw the book at someone
to change começar a aprender		turn over a new leaf
to follow all the correct procedures in everything começar a aprender		do something by the book
when sb is pleased with you começar a aprender		be in someone’s good books
to be very indicative of sb’s character começar a aprender		to speak volumes about someone
to behave in the same way as sb começar a aprender		to take a leaf out of someone’s book
to be very good for começar a aprender		do wonders for
to spend several years in prison começar a aprender		do time
to redecorate it começar a aprender		do sth up
to help sb começar a aprender		do sb a good turn/favour
to be responsible for all the hard work começar a aprender		do the donkey work
to gain no benefit from começar a aprender		do a lot of harm (of good/ no harm/ no good)
do sth as if it was second nature to you começar a aprender		do sth with your eyes closed
to be counter-productive começar a aprender		do more harm than good
to manage a company começar a aprender		run a business
to have no more of something começar a aprender		run out of
to have an insufficient supply of começar a aprender		run short of
to flee from começar a aprender		run for it
to be cheerful / optimistic começar a aprender		look on the bright side
to feel superior to começar a aprender		look down your nose at
to be completely soaked começar a aprender		look like a drowned rat
to be ungrateful for what you are given começar a aprender		look a gift horse in the mouth
to apprehend sb in the act of doing sth começar a aprender		catch sb red-handed
to attract sb’s attention começar a aprender		catch sb’s eye
a sign that a difficult period will finish começar a aprender		light at the end of the tunnel
to withhold information from sb começar a aprender		keep sb in the dark
not to take sth seriously começar a aprender		make light of sth
to fall asleep immediately começar a aprender		go out like a light
a risk with unknown consequences começar a aprender		a leap in the dark
the excitement and entertainment of a big city começar a aprender		the bright lights
to be revealed começar a aprender		come to light
to understand and realize you have been wrong começar a aprender		see the light
a mysterious person começar a aprender		a dark horse
out of favour and in trouble with a person/people because of an offence/caused upset começar a aprender		to be in the doghouse
to enjoy yourself very much começar a aprender		to have a whale of a time
an insincere display of grief; false tears começar a aprender		crocodile tears
to have enough money to be able to eat and live começar a aprender		to keep the wolf from the door
to be unable to speak clearly until you give a slight cough começar a aprender		to get a frog in your throat
to be completely different from something or someone else that has been talked about começar a aprender		to be a whole different kettle of fish
to insist on talking about something that no one is interested in, or that has already been thoroughly discussed começar a aprender		to flog a dead horse
to move very slowly começar a aprender		to move at a snail’s pace
to regard something as being known começar a aprender		to take it as read
to understand what is implied but not necessarily said começar a aprender		to read between the lines
repeated exactly as in the original começar a aprender		word for word
briefly começar a aprender		in a word
to know the lines of a speech by heart começar a aprender		to be word perfect
to speak freely or directly começar a aprender		not to mince words
not to know what to say começar a aprender		lost for words
well-behaved and obedient começar a aprender		as good as gold
genuinely kind and caring começar a aprender		heart of gold
a period of great peace, prosperity, and happiness começar a aprender		golden age
(Music, other) something old or long-established, esp. a hit record or song that has remained popular or is enjoying a revival começar a aprender		golden oldie
an important principle começar a aprender		golden rule
Informal: a sum of money, usually large, given to an employee, either on retirement in recognition of long or excellent service or as compensation for loss of employment começar a aprender		golden handshake
born into wealth and privilege começar a aprender		born with a silver spoon in one’s mouth
having or exhibiting the power of fluent and persuasive speech; eloquent começar a aprender		silver-tongued
it is always possible to get something positive out of a situation, no matter how unpleasant, difficult or even painful it might seem começar a aprender		every cloud has a silver lining
not to reach a particular level or standard começar a aprender		fall short (of)
to stop working or fail completely; to break into pieces começar a aprender		fall apart
to become victim of começar a aprender		fall victim to
1. to fail to keep up a pace; lag behind. 2. to be financially in arrears começar a aprender		fall behind
1. to feel love for; be in love with. 2. to be deceived or swindled by começar a aprender		fall for
grip sth começar a aprender		fall on sth
to fail; miscarry começar a aprender		fall through
1. to rely on 2. to resort to começar a aprender		fall back on
1. to make you understand something that you did not understand before; 2. to happen in a satisfactory way, without problems começar a aprender		fall into place
1. to agree with or be in harmony with 2. to associate or begin to associate with começar a aprender		fall in with
to be selected from começar a aprender		to be picked out
to tease or bully começar a aprender		to pick on sb
to acquire a lg começar a aprender		to pick up a lg
to collect sb/sth começar a aprender		to pick up sb/sth from
to get sick / to come down with a disease começar a aprender		to pick up a bug
to eat sparingly or without appetite começar a aprender		to pick at food
to select começar a aprender		to pick and choose from
to start a fight/ an argument começar a aprender		to pick a fight
to find and move through a passage carefully começar a aprender		to pick one’s way
to try to get back to an ordinary way of life after a very bad experience começar a aprender		to pick up the pieces
without, not containing começar a aprender		free from
overly critical começar a aprender		free with one’s criticism
costing nothing começar a aprender		free of charge
the right to say what one wants começar a aprender		free speech
relaxed and informal começar a aprender		free and easy
dropping without hindrance começar a aprender		in free fall
to treat without proper respect; to use something a lot, even when it does not belong to you começar a aprender		make free with
able to do whatever one wants começar a aprender		free as a bird
to give freedom of action or expression começar a aprender		give free rein
unrestricted situation in which everyone may take part começar a aprender		free-for-all