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away with the fairies (lost in thought) adjective | em a luaadjective |
be off with you (go away; get out) phrase | vai/vá emboraphrase |
born with a silver spoon in one's mouth (born rich or in a wealthy family) adjective | nascer em berço de ouroadjective |
come up with (to invent, create) verb [UK: kʌm ʌp wɪð ˈsʌm.θɪŋ] [US: ˈkəm ʌp wɪθ ˈsʌm.θɪŋ] | alcançarverb pensarverb |
deal with (take action with respect to (someone or something)) verb [UK: diːl wɪð] [US: ˈdiːl wɪθ] | lidarverb |
do away with (abolish; put an end to) verb [UK: duː ə.ˈweɪ wɪð] [US: ˈduː ə.ˈweɪ wɪθ] | acabar comverb |
down with (away with) interjection | abaixointerjection |
fight fire with fire (respond to an attack with a counter-attack) verb | |
forthwith (without delay, see also: immediately; right away) adverb [UK: ˌfɔːθ.ˈwɪθ] [US: ˌfɔːr.ˈθwɪθ] | imediatamenteadverb |
friend with benefits (friend with whom one has a casual sexual relationship) noun | amigo coloridonoun ficantenoun peguetenoun |
friendship with benefits (non-emotional sexual friendship) noun | amizade coloridanoun |
get away with (to escape punishment for) verb [UK: ˈɡet ə.ˈweɪ wɪð] [US: ˈɡet ə.ˈweɪ wɪθ] | passar batidoverb |
get on with (proceed with) verb [UK: ˈɡet ɒn wɪð ˈsʌm.bə.di] [US: ˈɡet ɑːn wɪθ ˈsʌm.ˌbɑː.di] | andar logo comverb |
go with the flow (to act as others are acting) verb | |
go without saying (to be obvious, apparent or clear) verb [UK: ɡəʊ wɪð.ˈaʊt ˈseɪ.ɪŋ] [US: ˈɡoʊ wɪð.ˈaʊt ˈseɪ.ɪŋ] | |
green with envy (consumed by envy) adjective [UK: ˈɡriːn wɪð ˈen.vi] [US: ˈɡriːn wɪθ ˈen.vi] | roxo de invejaadjective |
herewith (with this (especially, with this letter or communication)) adverb [UK: ˌhɪə.ˈwɪð] [US: ˌhɪˈr.wɪθ] | com istoadverb |
I'm in love with you (declaration of romantic feeling) phrase [UK: aɪm ɪn ˈlʌv wɪð juː] [US: ˈaɪm ɪn ˈlʌv wɪθ ˈjuː] | |
jump in with both feet verb | |
kill two birds with one stone (solve two problems at once) verb [UK: kɪl ˈtuː bɜːdz wɪð wʌn stəʊn] [US: ˈkɪl ˈtuː ˈbɝːdz wɪθ wʌn ˈstoʊn] | |
let him who is without sin cast the first stone (only those who are faultless have the right to pass judgment on others) phrase | |
may the Force be with you (wish someone luck) phrase [UK: meɪ ðə fɔːs bi wɪð juː] [US: ˈmeɪ ðə ˈfɔːrs bi wɪθ ˈjuː] | que a Força esteja contigo; Brazilian Portuguese: que a Força esteja com vocêphrase |
no rose without a thorn phrase [UK: nəʊ rəʊz wɪð.ˈaʊt ə θɔːn] [US: ˈnoʊ roʊz wɪð.ˈaʊt ə ˈθɔːrn] | toda rosa tem espinhosphrase |
no smoke without fire (gossip and accusations are often substantiated by fact) phrase [UK: nəʊ sməʊk wɪð.ˈaʊt ˈfaɪə(r)] [US: ˈnoʊ smoʊk wɪð.ˈaʊt ˈfaɪər] | não há fumaça sem fogophrase |
notwithstanding (in spite of) preposition [UK: ˌnɒ.twɪθ.ˈstænd.ɪŋ] [US: ˌnɑː.ˌtwɪθ.ˈstænd.ɪŋ] | apesar depreposition |
play with fire (put oneself in a precarious situation) verb [UK: ˈpleɪ wɪð ˈfaɪə(r)] [US: ˈpleɪ wɪθ ˈfaɪər] | brincar com fogoverb |
put up with verb [UK: ˈpʊt ʌp wɪð] [US: ˈpʊt ʌp wɪθ] | aguentarverb aturarverb suportarverb tolerarverb |
run with the hare and hunt with the hounds (support both sides of an argument) verb | |
sleep with (have sex with) verb [UK: sliːp wɪð ˈsʌm.bə.di] [US: sˈliːp wɪθ ˈsʌm.ˌbɑː.di] | dormir comverb |
socialism with a human face (political program of reforming state socialism, see also: ) noun | |
the road to hell is paved with good intentions (well-intended acts can lead to disasters) phrase [UK: ðə rəʊd tuː hel ɪz peɪvd wɪð ɡʊd ɪn.ˈten.ʃn̩z] [US: ðə roʊd ˈtuː ˈhel ˈɪz ˈpeɪvd wɪθ ˈɡʊd ˌɪn.ˈten.tʃn̩z] | de boas intenções está cheio o infernophrase |