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meaning: go big or go home
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meaning: to be surprised with something
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meaning: to do something you don’t want to do
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"Cão que ladra não morde" start learning
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A dog that barks, does not bite. meaning: people who are the loudest, most obnoxious, threatening are normally the ones who do not have the guts to actually take actions
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“Quem ri por último ri melhor” start learning
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He who laughs last laughs best. meaning: watch out for the consequences of your bad actions, karma will come
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“Mais vale um pássaro na mão do que dois a voar" start learning
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It is better to have on bird in your hand than two birds flying meaning: it's better to have one good thing than to lose two or more options due to being greedy.
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"Cá se fazem, cá se pagam" start learning
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"Here they are made, here they are paid" meaning: if you do bad actions you will eventually feel the concequences of bad deeds you did
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“Quem não arrisca não petisca” start learning
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"Those who do not risk do not snack" meaning: if you never risk to do something and always remain in you confort zone you will never enjoy success
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“Quem vê caras não vê corações” start learning
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Those who see faces do not see hearts. meaning: people who only care for the aspect of others not their personality, like the english expression "Do not judge a book by its cover."
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"Está com a pulga atrás da orelha" start learning
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To have the flea behind his ear meaning: he/she is looking suspicious
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"Acordar com os pés de fora da cama" start learning
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To wake up with the feet off the bed meaning: someone woke up grumpy / with a bad mood
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Being with the olive oils meaning: To be in a bad mood / angry
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"Muitos anos a virar frangos" start learning
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Many years turning chickens meaning: someone who has a lot of experience doing something
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"Tirar o cavalinho da chuva" start learning
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Take the little horse out of the rain meaning: Don’t count on it! (when you expect something but it will never happend)
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meaning: to have a lot of nerve
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"In the shadow of the banana tree" meaning: to have no worries
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meaning: someone who forgets things a lot
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meaning: I don’t give a damn.
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"Deus dá nozes a quem não tem dentes" start learning
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God gives nuts to those who have no teeth meaning: somebody is given something good but does not know how to use it, and you think: What a waste!
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meaning: when you have a problem
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meaning: to say someone is "sexy"
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"Gira o disco e toca o mesmo." start learning
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Turn the disk and play the same song. meaning: to talk about the same thing over and over again
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meaning: to say "go die far away" (not literally)
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Bread bread, cheese cheese meaning: to say something is simple, as bread is bread and cheese is cheese
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meaning: when someone reads a lot
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meaning: whant you say can be overheard
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'Diz-me com quem andas e dir-te-ei quem és" start learning
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Tell me with whom you walk and I will tell you who you are meaning: a man is known by the company he keeps
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"Longe da vista longe do coração" start learning
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Far from sight, far from the heart meaning: out of sight, out of mind, if you don't see something you won't need it
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"A curiosidade matou o gato" start learning
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"Curiosity killed the cat" meaning: someone who is always looking for gossip but can't find anything
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"Walking like the spiders" meaning: to be confused, lost
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"A pensar morreu um burro" start learning
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meaning: to say someone is taking too long thinking
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