Expreses idiomticas com seus

sinnimos

Traduo

after all despite, nevertheless

depois detudo, aofim eaocabo

all along all the time

todo otempo

all ears eager tolisten

sou todo ouvidos

all ofasudden suddenly

derepente

all the same nodifference

tanto faz, amesma coisa

all thumbs clumsy

desastrado

apple ofdiscord subject ofenvy

orquarrel

ma dadiscrdia, oponto
dadiscrdia

asarule usually

emgeral

asfar asIam concerned

inmyopinion

at onde eusei

asfor me/as tome inmyopinion

naminha opinio

aswell also, too

tambm

atall (not) inthe smallest degree

(absolutamente) nada

atrandom without order

nasorte

atthis point atthis time

aessas horas

beabout to ready (todo)

estar prestes a

beafter someone insist, press

estar atrs dealgum; insistir,

pressionar

beall in beextremely tired

estar acabado

beback onones feet healthy

again orbetter financially

serecuperar depois deumtempo difcil,

selevantar

beat around the bush avoid

giving aclear/definite answer

seesquivar

bebeside oneself bevery upset,

nervous, worried, etc.

estar descontrolado, fora desi

bebetter of beinabetter
situation

estar emuma situao melhor

bebroke have nomoney atall

estar falido

behard onsomething /someone

ser duro com algo/algum
treat roughly
behigh onones list beone
ofthe most important things

aprimeira coisa dalista

beincharge of beresponsible for ser oresponsvel por

beinthe red beindebt

estar quebrado, cheio dedvidas

beinto smth. beinterested in

estar interessado/apaixonado por algo

bend over backwards try hard

fazer todo opossvel

beonones way

estar nocaminho

beonthe safe side not totake

any chances

para maior segurana

beout of bewithout

estar sem, no ter

beout ofshape bephysically unfit estar fora deforma

beout ofsorts inbad humor

estar demau humor

bepressed for time/ money

beshortof; not have enough

estar pressionado por tempo/dinheiro

(no ter suficiente tempo/dinheiro)

beside the point off the point

no vem aocaso

betoblame beresponsible for

amistake/ something wrong

ser culpado

betouch and go beuncertain

ofthe result

estar por umfio

beupagainst beopposedby,
have problems, beindanger

enfrentar (algo/algum)

beupand around/about able

tobeout ofbed after anillness

voltar aandar/recuperar-se (depois

deuma doena)

beuptoones ears very busy

estar muito ocupado

beuptosomething domischief

estar tramando algo

beuptosomeone beones own

decision orresponsibility

depende dealgum, adeciso

dealgum

beused to beaccustomed to

estar acostumado a

big shot important person

pessoa importante

bite of more than one can chew valorizar-se demais (ter oolho maior
try todomore than one can
que abarriga)
bite ones tongue stop talking

morder alngua/se segurar eno falar

bite the dust die, bedefeated

morrer/ser derrotado

black sheep agood-for-nothing

member ofthe family

ovelha negra

blind date ameeting ofaman and

encontro aescuras
woman arranged byfriends
blow it lose the chance

perder aoportunidade

blow over pass, end

vai passar/acabar

bottom line main result/factor

resultado

break into enter byforce

entrar fora

break ones heart hurt deeply

partir ocorao dealgum

break the ice overcome shyness

inmaking the first step

quebrar ogelo (superar atimidez edar

oprimeiro passo)

break the news tell new facts

espalhar informao

bring home the bacon earn the

living for the family

sustentar afamlia

brush of give noattention to

no dar bola

brush upon review

repassar asinformaes

byall means -definitely, certainly

definitivamente, certamente

byheart bymemorizing

decor (esalteado)

byhook orbycrook byany

means possible

dojeito que der

bythe way incidentally

inclusive, por falar nisso

call aspade aspade use plain,

direct words

dar nome aos bois

call itaday consider work finished

dar por terminado (otrabalho)
for the day

call of cancel

cancelar

carry out fulfill

realizar, cumprir

carry weight beimportant

ter influncia/importncia

cast down depressed, sad

desanimar

castles inthe air daydreaming

about success

sonhar com oresultado (estar viajando)

catch ones eye attract attention

chamar aateno

catch ones breath stop and rest

recuperar oflego

catch someone of guard catch

someone unprepared

pegar desurpresa

catch someone red-handed find

smb. inthe act ofdoing wrong

pegar algum noflagra (fazendo algo

errado)

catch up become not behind

atualizar

close call anarrow escape, abad

thing that almost happened

foi por pouco

come across meet bychance

encontrar

come down with become ill

ficar doente, gripar

come toones senses start acting

voltar razo, cair nareal
reasonably, intelligently
come true become reality

virar realidade

come upwith suggest

propor, sugerir

count on depend on

contar com

cut corners totake ashort-cut;

tolimit ones spending

buscar atalhos, esquivar-se

cut down on reduce

diminuir (oconsumo)

cut out tobe/cut out for it have

estar feito para (umtrabalho)
the ability todosomething
doones best try very hard

dar omelhor desi

doones bit dowhats needed

fazer onecessrio

doover doagain

refazer

dosomeone good begood for

beneficiar, fazer obem

dosomething behind ones

back do(harmful) things
secretively

fazer algo pelas costas dealgum

dowithout live without

viver sem, prescindir

down toearth practical

ser prtico, realista

draw the line fix alimit

colocar umlimite

dress up put onthe best clothes

vestir amelhor roupa

drop of deliver somewhere

levar/deixar uma pessoa emalgum lugar

drop out quit (school)

abandonar

duty calls must fulfill obligations

odever chama

easier said than done

falar fcil, difcil fazer

eat ones words take back words

morder alngua

even so nevertheless, but

ainda assim

every now and then -occasionally

devez emquando

every other day every second one dia sim dia no

fall behind lag behind

ficar para trs

fall inlove begin tolove

apaixonar-se

fall out oflove stop loving

deixar deamar

false alarm untrue rumor

alarme falso

afar cry from something very

different, almost opposite (neg.)

longe deser oque parecia

feel itinones bones expect

something bad tohappen

ter ummau pressentimento

feel like doing something want

todo, beinclined todosmth.

sentir vontade defazer alguma coisa

feel upto beable todo

ter nimo para fazer alguma coisa

few and far between rare, scarce muito poucas vezes, raras vezes
find fault with criticize

encontrar problemas, criticar

find out learn ordiscover

descobrir

firsthand directly from the source

emprimeira mo

first things first important things

come before others

asprimeiras coisas primeiro

fly of the handle get angry

perder asestribeiras

follow insomeones footsteps

dothe same thing

seguir ospassos dealgum

foot inthe door aspecial

opportunity for ajob

meio caminho andado, ter umpdentro

(uma oportunidade)

foot the bill pay the bill

pagar

for good forever

para sempre

for the time being atthis time

por enquanto

frame ofmind mental state

(nesse) estado denimo

fromA toZ completely

(conhecer) decabo arabo

from now on now and inthe future apartir deagora

get agrip ononeself take control
controlar-se
ofones feelings
get along with have good
relations

sedar bem com algum

get away with not becaught after

escapar
doing wrong
get carried away get too excited
and enthusiastic about something

deixar-se levar pelo entusiasmo

get cold feet beafraid todo

ficar com medo

get even with have ones revenge nivelar/empatar asituao

get intouch with contact

entrar emcontato com algum

get lost lose ones way

seperder

Get lost! Lay off!

Fora! Vembora!

get mixed up get confused

confundir

get of ones back leave alone

deixar algum empaz

get onones high horse behave

haughtily towards someone

sentir-se superior aos demais

geton (the bus, train, plane)

subir (nomeio detransporte)

get of (the bus, train, plane)

descer (domeio detransporte)

get out ofhand get out ofcontrol sair docontrole

get over recover after anillness
orbad experience

superar uma mexperincia ouuma

doena

get rid of disposeof, discard

livrar-se de, desfazer-se de

get together meet with

reunir-se (com amigos)

get tothe bottom know deeply

chegar nofundo, emdetalhes

get tothe point get tothe matter irdireto aoponto

Give meabreak! spare me

Medumtempo! Mepoupe!

give someone ahand help

dar uma mo, ajudar

give someone alift /aride take

tosome place bycar

dar carona

give someone apiece ofones

mind criticize frankly

criticar, dizer abertamente uma opinio

give up stop doing something, stop

render-se
trying todosomething
goback onones word break
apromise

quebrar uma promessa

gofor it try todoanew thing

vcom tudo

gofrom bad toworse beworse

irdemal apior

goout gotoparties, movies

sair (irauma festa, aocinema, etc)

goout ofones way -try very hard esforar-se muito, tentar muito
gotoones head make too proud

subir cabea (sucesso)

gotopieces get very upset, fall

apart

ficar arrasado

gowith the flow lead quiet life

seguir ofluxo

grow onsomeone become liked

gostar pouco apouco

had better should

melhor que voc...

have aball have agood time

sedivertir muito

have abone topick complain

ordiscuss something unpleasant

ajustar contas com algum, resolver

algum problema com algum

have aword with someone talk

to

falar com algum

have words with someone argue

falar seriamente com algum
with someone about something
have itinhim have the ability

ter habilidades

have nobusiness doing

something have noright todo

no assunto para voc, no tediz

respeito

have ones back tothe wall

behard-pressed, onthe defensive

estar entre acruz eaespada

(emumdilema)

have ones hands full very busy

estar muito ocupado

have ones heart set

onsomething want something
very much

querer muito alguma coisa

have pull have influence on

influenciar

(not) have the heart (not) have

the courage todosmth. unpleasant

(no) ter coragemde, (no) seatrever a

high and low everywhere

emtudo que lugar (decima abaixo)

hit the nail onthe head say

exactly the right thing

acertar

hit upon something todiscover

pensar emalgo, descobrir

hold itagainst someone blame

somebody for doing something

culpar algum por alguma coisa

Hold it! Stop! Wait!

Para!

Hold on! Wait!

Espera!

hold ones own maintain oneself

inasituation, behave asneeded

semanter firme

hold up rob using aweapon

assaltar, atacar

ill atease uncomfortable

incmodo

inadvance well before

deantemo

inanutshell inafew words

empoucas palavras

incare ofsomeone write toone

person atthe address ofanother

aos cuidados de/ escrever para uma

pessoa com oendereo deoutra

incold blood mercilessly

asangue frio

infact actually, inreality

naverdade, narealidade

ingeneral generally, generally

speaking

emgeral

inones element what one likes

estar cmodo, saber doque est falando

inother words using other words

emoutras palavras

inplain English insimple, frank

terms

francamente falando

the ins and outs all info about

(conhecer) osdetalhes

insomeones shoes inanother

persons position

secolocar nasituao deoutra pessoa

inthe long run inthe end

nofim das contas

inthe same boat inthe same

situation

nomesmo barco, namesma situao

inthe clear free from blame

estar fora dequalquer suspeita

intime (todosomething) before

emtempode (fazer algo)
something begins
itgoes without saying should
beclear without words

no preciso falar

Its onthe tip ofmytongue.

est naponta dalngua

its time should doitright away

est nahora

Its worthit./ Its not worthit. Its

(not) worth buying, visiting, watching, vale apena, no vale apena
etc.
itwill do its enough

suficiente, serve

jump atthe opportunity/chance

aproveitar aoportunidade
accept the opportunity eagerly
just assoon prefer this one

preferiria

just incase tobeonthe safe side

para garantir, por via das dvidas

Just myluck! Bad/ Hard luck!

que sorte/azar!

keep aneye on take careof,

watch, look after

ficar deolho, cuidar

keep astraight face not tolaugh

ficar srio

keep company accompany

fazer companhia

keep ones word fulfill apromise

manter apalavra

keep someone posted inform

manter algum informado

keep your fingers crossed hope

that nothing will gowrong

cruzar osdedos

kill time fill/spend empty time

matar otempo

(not) know the first thing about

no saber absolutamente nada
not tohave any knowledge about
know the ropes bevery familiar
with some business

saber detudo

last-minute notice little

ornotime toprepare for something

notcia deltima hora

lay ones cards onthe table

befrank and open

pr ascartas sobre amesa

lay ones life onthe line put

oneself inadangerous situation

arriscar avida

lead adogs life live inmisery

viver uma vida deco

lead someone on make someone

believe something that isnt true

enganar, fazer algum acreditar emalgo

leave itatthat accept reluctantly deixar ascoisas como esto

leave word leave amessage

deixar uma mensagem

let bygones bebygones forget

and forgive bad things inthe past

esquecer opassado

let goof release the hold

deixarir (embora)

let (it) go forget bad experience,

return tonormal life

esquecer, superar umproblema

let ones hair down berelaxed

and informal with other people

relaxar, ficar vontade

let someone down disappoint, fail

decepcionar algum
someone
let someone know inform

avisar, informar

like father, like son belike ones

parent insomething

tal pai, tal filho

little bylittle step bystep

pouco apouco

look for search for

procurar

look forward to expect with

pleasure

esperar ansiosamente

look out becareful, watch out

tomar cuidado

look up check with /inadictionary

orareference book

procurar (informao naInternet,

nodicionrio, etc)

lose ones temper become angry

perder apacincia

lose ones way get lost

seperder

lose track of not toknow where

someone orsomething is

perder devista, no ver algum

hmuito tempo

lucky break alucky chance

golpe desorte

make aliving earn money

toprovide for life

ganhar avida

make allowance for take into

consideration when judging

levar emconta

make apoint of besure

todosomething intentionally

seempenhar emfazer algo, ter certeza

defazer algo intencionalmente

make ends meet tohave and

spend only what one earns

chegar nofinal doms

make friends become friends

fazer amigos/amizade

make fun of laughat, joke about

tirar sarro de

make nobones about it say/do

openly, without hesitation

no vou repetir

make room for allow space for

fazer espao para

make sense belogical

ter sentido

make the most ofsmth dothe

best inthe given situation

tirar omaior proveito dealgo

make up become friends again

fazer aspazes

make upfor smth compensate

recompensar

make upones mind decide

tomar uma deciso

make yourself athome

becomfortable, feel athome

sinta-se emcasa

man ofhis word one who keeps

promises, isdependable

umhomem depalavra

mean well have good intentions

ter boas intenes

might aswell agood idea

podia aproveitare... (boa ideia)

missing person someone who

islost and cant belocated

pessoa desaparecida

meet someone halfway

compromise with others

achar oponto mdio

never mind itdoesnt matter

esquea, no importa

not tomention inaddition to

sem falarem...

nowonder not surprising

no uma surpresa

now and again occasionally

devez emquando

odds and ends avariety ofsmall

unimportant things orleftovers

restos, uma variedade decoisas

pequenas esem importncia

of the cuf without preparation

demaneira improvisada

of the point beside the point

no vem aocaso

of the record not for the public,

unofficially

extraoficialmente

once and for all decidedly

deuma vez por todas

oncredit not pay cash right away

pagar nocrdito

onedge nervous, irritable

nervoso, irritado

onguard onthe alert

alerta

onhand available

ter mo

onones own alone, byoneself

sozinho

onones toes alert, attentive,

prepared for difficulties

alerta

onpurpose intentionally

depropsito

onsecond thought after thinking

again

pensando bem

onthe alert onguard

alerta

onthe carpet called inbythe boss chamar aateno, criticar (ser chamado
for criticism
sala dochefe)
onthe go busy, onthe move

emmovimento

onthe of chance unlikely

tohappen, but still

nocasode...

onthe other hand considering the

por outro lado
other side ofthe question
onthe spot right there

nomesmo lugar

onthe spur ofthe moment

without previous thought/ plan

naempolgao domomento

ontime punctual

pontual, emtempo

out ofones mind crazy

louco, fora desi

out ofones way away from

someones usual route

fora docaminho

out ofthe question impossible

fora dediscusso

pack rat aperson who saves lots

ofunnecessary things

acumulador compulsivo

pay attention beattentive

prestar ateno

pick afight start aquarrel

comear uma discusso

pick up take, get

escolher

play ones cards right choose the

right steps indoing something
potluck supper asurprise meal,
where nobody knows what dishes
other guests will bring
pull oneself together brace
oneself, summon your strength

saber jogar, no errar amo, no pisar

emfalso
jantar onde cada umtraz alguma coisa
decomer
controlar-se e/para sair deummau
momento

pull the wool over someones

eyes deceive, mislead someone

enganar

put adamper on discourage

colocar barreiras, estraga-prazeres

put inaword for someone say

positive things about someone

defender algum, falar coisas boas

dealgum para outra pessoa

put of postpone

adiar

put ones foot down object

strongly

seopor fortemente

put ones foot init dothe wrong

thing, make afool ofoneself

fazer besteira, falar algo fora dehora

put upwith accept, tolerate

aguentar, tolerar

quite abit of much, alot of

muito

quite afew many, alot of

muitos

rack ones brain try hard tothink

esforar-se, quebrar acabea

read between the lines find

orunderstand the implied meaning

ler nas entrelinhas

remember meto say hello to

mandar lembranas

right away immediately

imediatamente

ring abell remind someone

ofsomething familiar /half-forgotten

parecer familiar

rock the boat make the situation

unstable

causar problemas, gerar conflito

rub shoulders with meet with

relacionar-se

rub someone the wrong way

irritate, annoy, make angry

irritar algum

run into meet bychance

encontrar algum por casualidade

save face try tochange the

negative impression produced

voltar atrs para salvar areputao

save ones breath stop useless

talk

no perder tempo explicando

scratch the surface study

something superficially

analisar demaneira superficial

see about make arrangements for

ocupar-se dealguma coisa

see eye toeye agree

dividir omesmo ponto devista

serve someone right get what

someone deserves

ter oque merece

serve ones purpose beuseful

tosomeone for his purpose

servir aopropsito dealgum

show promise bepromising

quando uma pessoa promete, leva jeito

show up appear

aparecer

size up evaluate someone

avaliar

sleep onit postpone adecision till

adiar algo para odia seguinte
next morning
aslip ofthe tongue amistake

erro, equvoco, lapso

slip (from) ones mind forget

esquecer

smell arat suspect something

suspeitar alguma coisa

sofar uptonow

at agora

somuch the better its even

better

melhor ainda

spill the beans tell asecret

contar/revelar umsegredo

stand achance have achance

ter uma oportunidade

stand out benoticeable

destacar-se, sobressair

stand toreason belogical

ser lgico

straight from the shoulder speak

falar francamente
frankly
take adim view ofsomething
disapprove ofsomething

ter uma opinio negativa sobre algo

take abreak stop for rest

fazer uma pausa

take advantage of use for ones

own benefit, toprofit from

aproveitar-se de

take after belike one ofthe

parents

parecer-se aos pais

take astand onsomething make

assumir uma posio/opinio dura
afirm opinion/decision onsmth.
take care of look after, protect,
see that smth. isdone properly

cuidar de

take hold ofsomething take,

hold

segurar

take into account consider smth.

considerar

take iteasy relax, becalm

no sepreocupe, vcom calma

take (it) for granted accept

asgiven

tomar algo como certo

take ones breath away

tirar oflego dealgum

take ones time doslowly

fazer ascoisas com calma, sem pressa

take ones word for it believe

acreditar napalavra dealgum

take pains try hard todoitwell

esforar-se

take part insmth. participate in

participar

take place happen

acontecer

take someones mind of things

distrair ospensamentos
distract from fixed ideas/thoughts
take steps take action /measures

agir

take the words right out ofones

mouth say the same before
somebody else says it

tirar aspalavras daboca daoutra

pessoa

take time take along time

levar tempo

take time of beabsent from work tirar umtempo/dia livre

take turns alternate doing
something one after another

alternar, revezar

talk back answer rudely

responder (deumjeito rude)

talk itover discuss

discutir

tell apart see the difference

distinguir

Thats just the point. Thats it.

Esse oponto.

the writing onthe wall asign

offuture events (usually, trouble)

premonio (dealgo ruim)

not think much of think low

no achar to bom (algo oualgum)

think over consider carefully

pensar com calma

till one isblue inthe face try

hard

esforar-se muito

tomake along story short

inshort

resumindo

tosay the least tomake the

minimum comment about smth.

para falar omnimo

try on put onnew clothes totest

them for size orlook

experimentar/provar (roupa)

try ones hand atsomething try experimentar/tentar algo

turn on/ of switch on/ off

ligar/desligar

turn out tobe result/end this way resultar

turn over anew leaf make afresh
comear denovo
start inlife, work, etc.
turn the tide reverse the course
ofevents

mudar orumo das coisas

twist ones arm make toagree

convencer algum (inicialmente, contra

avontade)

under the weather feel ill

resfriado, gripado

up-and-coming showing promise

offuture success

algo promissor

upinarms hostileto, instrong

protest against something

protestar, estar contra

upinthe air undecided

estar noar, indefinido

uptopar equal instandard

adequado/normal

used to did often inthe past, but

not now

tinha ocostume de

walk onair bevery happy

estar nas nuvens, muito feliz

waste ones breath speak

uselessly, tonopurpose

esforo emvo

watch ones step becareful

ter cuidado, ircom calma

watch out look out, becareful

ter cuidado

wet blanket akill-joy, who spoils

everybodys fun

estraga-prazeres

Whats the matter? What isit?

oque est acontecendo?

which way the wind blows what

the real situation is

emque direo sopra ovento/ qual

arealidade nisso tudo

white lie unimportant lie

mentira inocente

word for word inthe same words

literalmente

would rather prefer

preferir

Exemplo
Iknewit! After all, Iwas right!
Iknew about his little secret all along.
Iam all ears.
All ofasudden, herefused topay.
Ifits all the same toyou, lets start attwo.
Hecant fix anything, hes all thumbs.
This question isanapple ofdiscord inour family.
Asarule, weoffer a5% discount.
Asfar asIam concerned, both the book and the movie
are good.
Asforme, you can rely onhis support.
Heknows math, and physics aswell.
Hedoesnt know French atall. Idont like itatall.
Hechose those places atrandom.
Atthis point, wecant turn back.
Iwas about toleave when you called.
His mother isalways after him tostudy.
Im allin, Id better gotobed now.
Hes back onhis feet after along period ofdebt and
unemployment.
Stop beating around the bush! Get tothe point!
She was beside herself with worry/ with grief.
Hell bebetter off with anew job.

Ispent all mymoney, Im broke.

Myson ishard onshoes, they dont last long with him.
Life was pretty hard onTom.
Anew car ishigh onmylist ofpriorities. AnewTV isnot
high onmylist.
Heisincharge ofmarketing.
Our sales were inthe red last year.
Heisinto computers. She isinto sports.
Ibent over backwards tohelp her.
Im onmyway.
Take anextra key, just tobeonthe safe side.
Weare out ofbread, cheese, and sugar.
Heneeds toexercise, heisout ofshape.
Leave him alone, hes out ofsorts today
Im pressed for time now. Weare pressed for money
atthe moment.
What Isaid tohim privately isbeside the point.
Who istoblame for this awful mistake? Tom istoblame
for this mix-up.
Hewas very sick, and for some time itwas touch andgo,
but heisbetter now.
Our company isupagainst serious attempts ofhostile
takeover.
Hewas sick for amonth, but now heisupand around.
Im uptomyears inwork.
Ihave tocheck what the kids are upto.
Its uptoyou todecide. Its uptoyou toclose the office
every day at8oclock.
Im used tohard work. Hes used toheat.

Heisabig shot around here.

Icouldnt handle two jobs and family. Ireally bit off more
thanI could chew.
Ialmost told her, but bit mytongue.
Many ofthem bit the dust inthat war.
Their second son isthe black sheep ofthe family,
heisgood for nothing.
She refuses togoonablind date again because she had
bad experience.
Heunderstood that heblewit.
Wait here till his anger blows over.
The bottom lineis, Idont have enough money.
The police broke into the robbers house.
The news ofher death broke his heart.
The party was dull until someone broke the ice with
ajoke and weall laughed.
CNN isbreaking the news right now.
Heworks very hard atseveral places tobring home the
bacon.
The boss brushed off myproject again.
You need tobrush uponthe tenses.
Doyou need myhelp? Byall means.
Learn this poem byheart for tomorrow.
She will get what she wants byhook orbycrook.
Bythe way, Ann iscoming back today.
Healways tells the truth and calls aspade aspade.
Weve been working for 10straight hours. Lets call
itaday.

The police called off the search.

She never carries out her plans.
His advice always carries weight here.
Hewas cast down bythe bad news.
Instead ofworking hard, hespends time building castles
inthe air.
This picture caught myeye.
Icant run, Ineed tocatch mybreath.
Hecaught meoff guard with his question.
The manager caught the boy red-handed when hewas
stealing cigarettes.
Heneeds tocatch upwith the others.
The speeding car almost hit the man. That was really
aclose call.
Icame across that article yesterday.
Im coming down with acold.
Hefinally came tohis senses, started towork hard, and
passed his exams.
Mydream came true whenI met Pat.
Mike came upwith abrilliant idea.
You can always count onmefor help.
Heran fast, cutting corners where hecould. Ihave tocut
corners this week.
You have tocut down onchocolate.
She isnt cut out tobeasurgeon. Hes cut out
tobealeader.
Idid mybest tohelp him inhis work.
Ill domybit, you can count onme.

This work isnot good, doitover.

Fresh air and exercise will doyou good.
Ihate people who dothings behind myback. Hedid
itbehind myback again.
Ill have todowithout acar for awhile.
Hes quiet, sensible and down toearth.
Hedrew the line for her at$100a day.
What are you dressed upfor?
Can you drop meoff atthe bank?
Hedropped out ofschool last year.
Hesaid, Duty calls and left for work.
Its easier said than done, but Ill try todoit.
Hehad toeat his words after her report.
Iwork hard. Even so, Ilike myjob.
Every now and thenI visit myold aunt.
She washes her hair every other day.
The little boy fell behind the older boys.
Tom fell inlove with Sue atfirst sight.
They fell out oflove and divorced soon.
Iheard hequit but itwas afalse alarm.
His second book wasnt bad, but itwas afar cry from his
first book.
Something bad isgoing tohappen, Ifeel itinmybones.
Ifeel like going for awalk. Idont feel like working now,
Im tired.

Idont feel uptocleaning the house.

Her visits are few and far between.
Healways finds faults with everybody.
Ifound out that Maria left town.
You can trustit, its firsthand information.
First things first: how much money dowehave topay
right away?
Heflew off the handle and yelled atme.
Igor followed inhis fathers footsteps, hebecame
adoctor, too.
Nina got afoot inthe door because her friend works
inthat company.
Her father footed the bill for the party.
After her death, heleft town for good.
For the time being, this house isall right forus.
Icant doitinthis frame ofmind.
Heknows this town fromA toZ.
From nowon, Iforbid you togothere.
Stop crying! Get agrip onyourself!
Ann gets along with most coworkers, but doesnt get
along with Laura.
The police didnt find the thief. Hegot away with his
crime.
Hegot carried away with opening astore and lost most
ofhis money.
Iwanted totry itbut got cold feet.
Ill get even with him for everything!
Get intouch with Mr. Smith for help.

She got lost inthe old part oftown.

Idont want tosee you again. Get lost!
Igot mixedup, went the wrong way and got lost.
Stop botheringme! Get off myback!
Every timeI ask her tohelp mewith typing, she gets
onher high horse.
Igot onthe bus onOak Street.
Igot off the bus atthe bank.
Ifhegets out ofhand again, call meright away.
Icant get over how rude hewas tome. She got over her
illness quite quickly.
Hegot rid ofhis old useless car.
Myfriends andI get together often.
Heusually gets tothe bottom ofthings.
Get tothe point!
Comeon, stopit! Give meabreak!
Can you give meahand with cooking?
Can you give mealift tothe bank? Hegave her aride
inhis new Porsche.
She lost myumbrella again, soI gave her apiece
ofmymind about her carelessness.
Igave upsmoking. Igave uptrying tofix myold car.
First hesaid hewould helpme, but then hewent back
onhis word.
IfIwere you, Iwould goforit.
His business went from bad toworse.
Doheand his wife goout often?

Hegoes out ofhis way toplease her.

His acting success went tohis head.
She went topieces when she heardit.
She always goes with the flow.
When she knew him more, hegrew onher.
You look ill, youd better see adoctor.
Yesterday wehad aball atthe party.
Mr. Brown, Ihave abone topick with you. Mymail was
lost because ofyou.
Can Ihave aword with you?
Ihad words with mycoworker today because heused
mycomputer again.
Laura has itinher tobeagood doctor.
You have nobusiness staying here without
mypermission.
Ihad nochoice, Ihad myback tothe wall.
Hehas his hands full with hard work.
She has her heart set ongoing toNew York. Hehas his
heart set onBetty.
Does hehave pull with the director?
Idont have the heart totell him that hewasnt accepted,
hell besounhappy.
Isearched high and low for mylost cat.
You hit the nail onthe head when you said our company
needs anew director.
They hit upon gold. Ihit upon aplan.
Ilost his book, but hedoesnt hold itagainstme.
Hold it! Iforgot mykey.

Hold on! Ill beback inaminute.

Hecan hold his own inany situation. Weneed men who
can hold their own.
This bank was held uptwice last year.
She felt ill atease because ofher cheap dress.
Hetold her about his plan inadvance.
Inanutshell, myplan istobuy land.
Im staying atToms house. Write tomeincare ofTom
Gray, Chicago, Illinois.
Hekilled her incold blood.
Infact, heworks asamanager here.
Ingeneral, helikes tobealone. Hedescribed the place
only ingeneral.
Hes inhis element when hes arguing.
Inother words, you refused todoitfor her.
Ididnt really like the concert. Inplain English, the
concert was terrible.
Heknows the ins and outs ofthis business.
Id hate tobeinhis shoes now. Helost his job, and his
wife isinthe hospital.
Inthe long run, itll bebetter tobuyit.
Stop arguing withme, were inthe same boat and should
help each other.
Pay the bill and youll beinthe clear.
Icame intime tohave acup ofcoffee before class.
Itgoes without saying that hemust pay what heowes
right away.
His name isonthe tip ofmytongue.
Hurryup, its time togo.

Watch this film, its worthit. Dont buy this coat, itisnot
worthit. This museum isworth visiting. This film isnot
worth watching.
Stop reading, itwill dofor now.
His boss mentioned ajob inEurope, and Peter jumped
atthe opportunity.
Id just assoon stay home, Im tired.
Take anextra shirt, just incase.
They lost myjob application. Just myluck!
Betty keeps aneye onmysons forme. Ill keep aneye
onyou!
Itried tokeep astraight face, but failed.
She keeps mecompany quite often.
You promised, now keep your word.
Keep meposted about your plans.
Ihave ajob interview today. Keep your fingers crossed
forme, will you?
Iwent tothe show tokill time.
Idont know the first thing about nuclear physics.
Heknows all the ropes inthis company.
His arrival was alast-minute notice, wedidnt have time
toprepare forit.
Finally, weasked him tolay his cards onthe table and
tellus about his plans.
Helaid his life onthe line tofulfill this task, but nobody
appreciated his efforts.
Heleads adogs life.
They suspect that you are leading themon. You led
meon!
Leave itatthat, what else can youdo?
Heleft word for you tomeet him atthe airport at6.

Why dont you let bygones bebygones and forget about

what hesaid?
Let goofmyhand orIll call the guard.
Hes still indespair and cant let (it) go. You cant change
anything, solet itgo.
She isalways soformal. She never lets her hair down.
Dont let medown this time!
Let meknow when you find ajob.
Paul won aprize inachess tournament. Great! Like
father, like son!
Little bylittle, hegot used toTokyo.
What are you looking for?
Im looking forward toyour letter. Mary islooking forward
tothe party.
Look out! The bus iscoming!
Ifyou dont know this word, look itupinthe dictionary.
Heloses his temper very often.
Ilost myway. Can you helpme?
Ilost track ofhim years ago.
Hegot his lucky break when hegot this job.
Heworks hard. His family isbig, and hehas tomake
aliving somehow.
Dont criticize him sohard, make (an) allowance for his
inexperience.
Make apoint ofasking about his wife. Make itapoint
tobehere by10.
His doesnt get much money. Iwonder how hemanages
tomake ends meet.
Anton makes new friends easily.
Hemade fun ofher German accent.

Ill make nobones aboutit: Idont like your attitude

towork.
Wecan make room for one more dog.
What you say makes sense.
Lets make the most ofour vacation.
Im tired offighting. Lets makeup.
Ill make upfor the time you spent onit.
When will yougo? Make upyour mind.
Come inplease. Make yourself athome.
You can depend onhis promise tohelp. Hes aman ofhis
word.
Hemeant well, but itturned out that hespoiled acouple
ofthings forme.
Imight aswell telephone him now.
The little boy disappeared. The police registered him
asamissing person.
Hes reasonable and tries tomeet his coworkers halfway,
when possible.
Thank you. Never mind.
Wehave three dogs, not tomention two cats.
Heate three big fish. Nowonder hes sick.
Imeet them now and again atthe bank.
Ineeded tobuy some odds and ends for the kitchen.
Off the cuff, Ican give you only arough estimate.
What Ithink about him isoff the point.
Strictly off the record, Ithink the director isgoing toget
married soon.
You must quit smoking once and for all.

Hebought acar oncredit.

Hes been onedge ever since she left.
Hes cautious and always onguard.
Doyou have acalculator onhand?
She likes tolive and work onher own.
Hewas onhis toes and produced avery good impression
onthem.
Ididnt doitonpurpose, itjust happenedso.
Id like tosit onthe aisle. Onsecond thought, Id like
awindow seat.
Hes cautious and always onthe alert.
Yesterday the boss called her onthe carpet for being rude
tothe coworkers.
Heisalways onthego.
Onthe off chance that you dont find him atwork, heres
his home address.
Id like tohave adog. Onthe other hand, mywife likes
cats better.
Idecided todoitonthe spot.
Hebought this car onthe spur ofthe moment, now
heregretsit.
Jim isalways ontime.
Ifyou thinkso, youre out ofyour mind.
Icant give you alift tothe bank, its out ofmyway
today.
Paying him isout ofthe question!
Why does she keep all those things she never uses?
She isapack rat.
Pay attention tohis words.
Heoften tries topick afight withme.

Ill pick you upat7.

Ifyou play your cards right, hell agree toyour plan.
You know what happened atour last potluck supper?
Everybody brought macaroni and cheese, apples, and
beer!
Stop crying and complaining! You have topull yourself
together now.
Are you trying topull the wool over myeyes? Itwont
doyou any good.
She always puts adamper onmyplans.
Id bevery grateful ifyou could put inaword for
mewhen you speak tohim.
Dont put itoff till tomorrow.
Her father put his foot down when she said she wanted
tomarry Alan.
Heput his foot initwhen hetold the boss his daughter
wasnt pretty.
Icant put upwith your bad work!
Ihad quite abit oftrouble with that car.
Hewrote quite afew good stories.
Heracked his brain tosolve the puzzle.
His books are not easy tounderstand; you have toread
between the lines.
Please remember metoyour family.
It very important todoitright away.
Annabel Lee? Yeah, itrings abell, butI cant place itright
now.
Peter always rocks the boat when wediscuss companys
spending policy.
Hedoesnt rub shoulders with the rich.
His remarks rub many coworkers the wrong way.
Iran into anold friend yesterday.

Hesaid astupid thing and tried tosave face bysaying

hemisunderstoodme.
Theres nouse talking tohim about his spending habits,
sosave your breath.
Heexamines all the facts closely, hedoesnt just scratch
the surface.
Ihave tosee about our plane tickets.
Wedont see eye toeye any longer.
Itserves him right that hedidnt get this job, hedespised
all other candidates.
Idoubt that hiring this man will serve your purpose.
This young actor shows promise.
Iwaited for hours but hedidnt showup.
Ittook me5minutes tosize upthat man.
Dont decide now, sleep onit.
Itwas just aslip ofthe tongue!
Itslipped mymind what she askedme.
Im not sure what itis, butI smell arat.
Sofar, Ihave read 3books byKing.
Ifhecan pay cash, somuch the better.
Who spilled the beans about our plan?
Hedoesnt stand achance ofgettingit.
Hestands out inany group ofpeople.
Itstands toreason that heapologized.
Dont try tospare myfeelings, give ittomestraight from
the shoulder.
Mysister takes adim view ofthe wayI raise mychildren.

Lets take abreak, Im tired.

Wetook advantage ofthe low prices and bought
acomputer and amonitor.
Tom takes after his father incharacter, and after his
mother inappearance.
People need totake astand onthe issue ofnuclear
weapons.
Can you take care ofmydog while Im away? Tom takes
good care ofhis car.
Take hold ofthis rope and pull.
You must take into account her old age.
Take iteasy, everything will beOK.
Mothers love isalways taken for granted bychildren.
That great view took mybreath away.
Dont hurry. Take your time.
Take myword forit, hewont gothere.
Hetook pains tomake his report perfect.
Mary isgoing totake part inthe show.
The accident took place onOak Street.
Gotoaconcert oramovie totake your mind off things.
Weneed totake steps againstit.
Iwas about tosay the same! You took the words right out
ofmymouth.
Ittakes time toget used toanew place.
Hetook time off toattend the wedding.
Wewent toMinsk bycar. Wedidnt get tired because
wetook turns driving
Dont talk back tothe teacher!

Ill talk itover with myfamily.

Can you tell the twins apart?
Thats just the point! Ihate this job!
The plane crashed. Tim said hesaw the writing onthe
wall about this flight.
Idont think much ofher cooking.
Think over your answer. Think itover carefully.
Irepeated ittillI was blue inthe face!
Tomake along story short, wewon.
The film was boring and long, tosay the least.
Try onthis leather coat, its very good. She tried iton, but
itdidnt fit her atall.
Iwant totry myhand atpainting.
Turn onthe radio. Turn off the water.
Heturned out tobeavery good actor.
Hepromises toturn over anew leaf and quit alcohol for
good.
The new evidence turned the tide, and the defendant was
acquitted ofcharges.
They twisted his arm tosell the house.
Im alittle under the weather today.
Heisanup-and-coming young lawyer who might help
you with your case.
The employees are upinarms about the new retirement
rules.
Myvacation plans are still upinthe air.
His behavior isnt uptopar.
Iused toplay the piano whenI was inschool (butI dont
play itnow).

Hegot the job and iswalking onair now.

Dont waste your breath trying tomake him doit,
hewont change his mind.
Watch your step!
Watch out for that car! Watch out!
Remember what awet blanket hewas last time? Please
dont invite him again.
Whats the matter? What happened?
Heknows which way the wind blows and always acts
accordingly.
Awhite lie istold tospare your feelings.
Tell meword for word what hesaid.
Id rather stay athome today.