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count on (rely upon, trust, or expect) verb [UK: kaʊnt ɒn ˈsʌm.bə.di] [US: ˈkaʊnt ɑːn ˈsʌm.ˌbɑː.di] | contar comverb |
cross one's fingers (put the middle finger across the index finger) verb | cruzar os dedosverb |
damned if one does and damned if one doesn't (dilemma with bad outcomes) adjective | se correr o bicho pegaadjective se ficar o bicho comeadjective |
dawn on (to occur to somebody) verb [UK: dɔːn ɒn ˈsʌm.bə.di] [US: ˈdɒn ɑːn ˈsʌm.ˌbɑː.di] | se dar contaverb |
dig in one's heels (to act in a determined manner) verb | fincar o péverb |
dig one's own grave (to act in a way expected to backfire) verb | |
dip one's toe in (begin to explore, get involved) verb | pegar a manhaverb |
dream on (to continue dreaming) verb | |
drown one's sorrows (to drink alcohol heavily to deal with miserable feelings) verb | afogar as mágoasverb |
eat one's hat (to express disbelief about a proposition) verb | comer o chapéuverb |
eat one's heart out (feel overwhelming negative emotion) verb [UK: iːt wʌnz hɑːt ˈaʊt] [US: ˈiːt wʌnz ˈhɑːrt ˈaʊt] | morrer de invejaverb |
egg on (provoke) verb [UK: eɡ ɒn] [US: ˈeɡ ɑːn] | incitarverb provocarverb |
eighty-one (81) numeral [UK: ˈeɪ.ti wʌn] [US: ˈeɪ.ti wʌn] | oitenta e umnumeral |
enjoy oneself (take pleasure) verb [UK: ɪn.ˈdʒɔɪ wʌn.ˈself] [US: ɪn.ˈdʒɔɪ wʌn.ˈself] | divertir-severb |
expose oneself (display one's genitalia) verb | expor-severb |
feet on the ground (translations for "have one's feet on the ground") noun | pé no chãonoun |
fifty-one (cardinal number) numeral [UK: ˈfɪf.ti wʌn] [US: ˈfɪf.ti wʌn] | cinqüenta e umnumeral |
fly by the seat of one's pants (to improvise a course of action) verb | fazer com a cara e a coragemverb improvisarverb |
fly by the seat of one's pants (to pilot an aircraft using only instinct, visual observation, and practical judgment) verb | |
for one thing ((to introduce the first item)) preposition [UK: fɔː(r) wʌn ˈθɪŋ] [US: ˈfɔːr wʌn ˈθɪŋ] | para começarpreposition pra começarpreposition |
Formula One (discipline in motor racing) proper noun [UK: ˈfɔː.mjʊ.lə wʌn] [US: ˈfɔːr.mjə.lə wʌn] | Fórmula 1proper noun Fórmula Umproper noun |
forty-one (41) numeral [UK: ˈfɔː.ti wʌn] [US: ˈfɔːr.ti wʌn] | quarenta e umnumeral |
from now on (from now, indefinitely) adverb [UK: frəm naʊ ɒn] [US: frəm ˈnaʊ ɑːn] | de agora em dianteadverb de hoje em dianteadverb doravanteadverb |
from the bottom of one's heart (in earnest, with one's full feelings) preposition [UK: frəm ðə ˈbɒ.təm əv wʌnz hɑːt] [US: frəm ðə ˈbɑː.təm əv wʌnz ˈhɑːrt] | do fundo do coraçãopreposition |
get on someone's nerves (annoy or irritate) verb [UK: ˈɡet ɒn ˈsəˌm.wənz nɜːvz] [US: ˈɡet ɑːn ˈsəˌm.wənz ˈnɝːvz] | dar nos nervosverb |
get on with (proceed with) verb [UK: ˈɡet ɒn wɪð ˈsʌm.bə.di] [US: ˈɡet ɑːn wɪθ ˈsʌm.ˌbɑː.di] | andar logo comverb |
get one's ass in gear (to exert effective effort) verb | mexer-severb |