<\/p>\n
Ol\u00e1, pessoal! Tudo bem?<\/em><\/p>\n I can’t get enough of cool idioms, really can’t. So I decided to share 07 (yes, seven!) very interesting idioms that we use in Brazil all the time!<\/p>\n Est\u00e3o prontos?<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n 01. Ser bom de garfo<\/strong> – to eat like a horse<\/p>\n N\u00e3o \u00e9 de admirar que voc\u00ea seja t\u00e3o gordo; voc\u00ea sempre \u00e9 bom de garfo<\/strong>! Tenho maior inveja dela: ela \u00e9<\/strong> super boa de garfo<\/strong> e n\u00e3o engorda! <\/p>\n 02. De saco cheio (de)<\/strong> – fed up (with)<\/p>\n Estou de saco cheio d<\/strong>o cachorro do vizinho latindo o tempo todo. Ela disse a ele que estava de saco cheio d<\/strong>as piadas bobas dele e que gostaria que ele ficasse de boca fechada por um tempo. <\/p>\n 03. P(a)ra variar<\/strong> – for a change<\/p>\n Este ano fomos para a praia em todos os feriados. Por que n\u00e3o vamos para o interior desta vez, pra variar<\/strong>? J\u00e1 estou cheio de hist\u00f3rias de amor… Podemos ver uma com\u00e9dia, pra variar<\/strong>? <\/p>\n 04. Bater as botas<\/strong> – to kick the bucket<\/p>\n Voc\u00ea soube que o seu Armando bateu as botas<\/strong>? Teve um derrame ou algo parecido. N\u00e3o vejo a dona Maria h\u00e1 muito tempo. Talvez ela j\u00e1 tenha at\u00e9 batido as botas<\/strong>. <\/p>\n 05. Fazer de conta<\/strong> – to make believe<\/p>\n Todas as crian\u00e7as adoram fazer de conta<\/strong> que s\u00e3o super-herois. N\u00e3o podemos simplesmente fazer de conta<\/strong> que est\u00e1 tudo certo quando n\u00e3o est\u00e1. <\/p>\n 06. Com os dias contados<\/strong> – on borrowed time<\/p>\n Nosso ar-condicionado n\u00e3o tem funcionado direito ultimamente. Acho que est\u00e1 com os dias contados<\/strong>. Depois que o Terry passou por duas cirurgias complicadas, sua fam\u00edlia sabia que ele estava com os dias contados<\/strong>. <\/p>\n 07. Jogar duro<\/strong> – to play hardball<\/p>\n Muitas pessoas acreditam que \u00e9 necess\u00e1rio jogar duro<\/strong> para ter sucesso no mundo dos neg\u00f3cios. Os grandes supermercados geralmente jogam duro<\/strong> com os fornecedores a fim de conseguir o melhor pre\u00e7o. <\/p>\n
\nNo wonder you’re so fat; you always eat like a horse<\/strong>, don’t you?<\/em><\/p>\n
\nI really envy her: she eats like a horse<\/strong> and doesn’t put on weight!<\/em><\/p>\n
\nI’m fed up with<\/strong> the neighbor’s dog barking all the time.<\/em><\/p>\n
\nShe told him she was fed up with<\/strong> his silly jokes and wished he would keep his mouth shut for a while.<\/em><\/p>\n
\nWe’ve traveled to the beach every single holiday so far this year. Why don’t we go to the countryside this time for a change<\/strong>?<\/em><\/p>\n
\nI’m sick and tired of love stories… Can we watch a comedy for a change<\/strong>?<\/em><\/p>\n*In spoken Portuguese we never say “para variar”. We always say “pra variar”.<\/em><\/h6>\n
\nDid you hear Mr. Armando kicked the bucket<\/strong>? He had a stroke or something.<\/em><\/p>\n
\nI haven’t seen Mrs. Maria for ages. For all I know she may have already kicked the bucket<\/strong>.<\/em><\/p>\n
\nAll young children love to make believe<\/strong> that they are superheroes.<\/em><\/p>\n
\nWe can’t just make believe<\/strong> everything is all right when it isn’t.<\/em><\/p>\n
\nOur air conditioning has been acting up lately. I think it’s on borrowed time<\/strong>.<\/em><\/p>\n
\nAfter Terry had undergone two complicated surgeries, his family knew that he was living on borrowed time.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n
\nMany people think you have to play hardball<\/strong> to get ahead in the business world.<\/em><\/p>\n
\nThe large supermarkets usually play hardball<\/strong> with their suppliers in order to get the best price.<\/em><\/p>\n