Idioms - Tue/Thu by Gabriela Ferreira Fernandes

Learn 20 idiomatic expressions in English

2024-10-08 20:16:53 UTC

It's a piece of cake.

Quando alguma coisa é muito fácil.

When something is too easy.

The test was a piece of cake!
A prova foi baba!

In the heat of the moment

2024-10-08 20:17:48 UTC

You can use this when you are in a situation where you said something because of the feelings you were feeling. I said some really mean things in the heat of the moment, I'm sorry.

break a leg

2024-10-08 20:18:45 UTC

used in the theatre or other performing arts to wish a performer "good luck''

The ball is in your court

2024-10-08 20:19:40 UTC

It’s up to you

the decision is yours and someone is waiting for your decision.

Expressão idiomática inglês

2024-10-08 20:20:02 UTC

Break a leg, em português, quebre a perna

Significa "boa sorte" ou "arrase!"

He who laughs last, laughs best.

2024-10-08 20:20:07 UTC

Popular saying from Brazil that means having patience to wait for the right moment to celebrate a victory or achievement.

Ditado popular que significa ter paciência de esperar o momento certo para comemorar uma vitória ou conquista.

Break the ice.

2024-10-08 20:20:08 UTC

To initiate conversation in a social setting.

let the cat out of the bag

2024-10-08 20:20:15 UTC

(to reveal a secret)

-this idiom originates from the practice of selling cats in bags disguised as pigs. if the cat escaped, the secret would be revealed

Be fed up with.(Sem paciência, cansado, irritado.)

2024-10-08 20:22:14 UTC

Bored , annoyed, or disappointed, especially by something that you have experienced for too long:

. fed up with: i´m fed up with my job.

. get fed up: He got fed up with all the travelling he had to do.

Under The Weather

2024-10-08 20:22:34 UTC

This expression means that you, in a physical sense, are feeling unwell, like some kind of sickness in your body

Spill the beans

2024-10-08 20:22:35 UTC

To give away a secret

Sat on the fence

2024-10-08 20:25:33 UTC

To be undecided

Kill two birds with a stone

2024-10-08 20:25:47 UTC

Meaning: Achieve two results by doing one thing
Sentence Example: None of us understood that he was trying to kill two birds with a stone when he joined the military forces.

Cost An The Arm And The Leg

2024-10-08 20:26:32 UTC

Go down in flames

2024-10-08 20:29:38 UTC

To fail spectacularly

Take it with a grain of salt

2024-10-08 20:30:03 UTC

Meaning: To receive/consider information with skepticism or doubt.

Example: I heard a rumor, but I took it with a grain of salt until I had more information.

Cutting corners

2024-10-08 20:32:00 UTC

.fazer algo de forma medíocre para economizar tempo e dinheiro .
Doing somethime mediocre to save time and money.