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act up start learning		bad behave, operate badly (body functions or machines), become active (some desease). comportar-se mal, nao funcionar como deveria, sintoma de doenca. The kids act up all the time. The computer is acting up again,l. My car always act up in cold weather. This horse always act up with an inexperienced rider. Her allergies acted up when she went hiking in the woods.
act out start learning		behave badly bc you're unhappy or upset (often in ways that you are not aware of). what an actor do on films. representar, atuar, interpretar, nao se comportar bem (mas stem intencao), A warrior doesn't spend his days trying to act out the part that others have chosen for him. They acted out the story on stage.
account for start learning		th be the explanation ou to explain sth, contabilizar people after an accident or sth, give proof/record of how the money you have has been spent, a part of a total. dar conta de algo/alguem, constiruir (numero % de um total), prestar contas, explicar, justificar, responder por algo, contabilizar. (Students account for the vast majority of our customers). oh, well, that accounts for it (isso explica). He was unable to account for the error. All passengers have now been accounted for. We have to account for every penny we spend. High-tech companies account for 30% of the total value of the payrolls.
add up start learning		calculate a value, to increase little by little, not reasonable, nonsense, not justified value ($). add up all the money I owe you. When you're feeding a family of six the Bill's soon add up. We can't sponsor this project cause it figures simple don't add up. his story just doesn't add up.
back down start learning		to admit a defeat or that you were wrong, to take back an opinion, to stop support a position. No one backed down. Eventually, he back down and apologized. (Eventually = finally, after all, at last, in the end).
day in day out start learning		every day remember that everyday (diario) is different than every day (todo dia). every other day = dia sim, dia nao...
Eat (your/my/his) heart out start learning		similar a dor de cotovelo, inveja do que aleguem tem.
Hook up / hook something up start learning		colocar na internet o computador, celular, etc. Tambem significa rolar um clima entre duas pessoas (Kate hooked up with John last night at the party)
I've got the tea / spill the tea start learning		gossip eu tenho uma fofoca/ "derrube" a fofoca...
reached out start learning		estender a mao
see eye to eye start learning		agrre with something we clearly don't see eye to eye on this.
Take off start learning		decolar, tirar algo de cima
Take out of start learning		tirar alguem/algo de dentro de um lugar. Take the kids out of the school.
when it rains, it pours start learning		expression that meaning a sequence of episodes (only bads or only goods in a short period of time)
it's pouring down (out) start learning		it's raining a lot. another tips: shower = chuva fina/ foggy = neblina
in the ar /be +(all) up in the air start learning		is in the air = something is commning, I can feel it. / up in the air = everything is uncertain, don't know about future, you don't have control over the decision or the future of this thing. love is in the air. / I don't know yet, everything's up in the air now.
on the cards start learning		on plans, on expectation, possible. is a second date on the cards?
come up start learning		apear by surprise, something unexpected. I don't want any problems to come up last minute.
a hint of something start learning		a slight taste of... ver mais
take for granted start learning		nao dar valor a algo, desvalorizar. // We take so many things for granted in this granted. never take the ones you love for granted (nunca desvalorize...) don't take me for granted (n me desvalorize). if you take it for granted, you don't deserve it. (se n da valor...). life is a gift, never take it for granted. someone is praying for the blessings you take for granted.
to be off to start learning		I'm just off to the bar for a few drinks. to leave a place or to depart to another. to move or travel to a different place, often quickly. I was off to Singapore, to start a new office.
storm down start learning		atacar, invadir. we had to storm down the ladder to rescue her.
gross misconduct start learning		falta grave no trabalho. employees are ineligible if they were fired for gross misconduct.
back pay start learning		salario retroativo.
fringe benefits start learning		beneficios adicionais. a competitive salary worth fringe benefits will be offered.
collective bargaining start learning		dissidio coletivo
clock in and clock off start learning		bater pinto na entrada e saida.
cost-of-living allowance start learning		ajuda de custo.
forge ahead start learning		seguir em frente.
slag him off start learning		criticize somebody in an unpleasant way. ou tirar sarro. Bono always slaged Larry off about his pattern of sleeping in his own bag.
tuckered out start learning		esgotado... cansado
steep learning curve start learning		when you learn something very quickly, and learning from mistakes. Shows that you're not afraid of challenges and you are willing to build new skills and overcome problems. USE IT IN JOBS INTERVIEWS. Going from employee to Business owner was a really steep learning curve for me.
set up start learning		establish
reach a peack start learning		achieve the top.
the last straw start learning		a gota d'agua.
take over start learning		to begin control of something. to assume the control - assumir, cuidar das coisas por alguem. /one company buys the majority of shares in another one, to control it. / to conquer - specially historical, kings taking over another country. The leader left, so I decided to take over. / Our company has been taken over by a British conglomerate. / the government was taken over by the rebel forces.
go all the way start learning		vai com tudo

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