Question | Answer |
fall out | desavença, brigar, romper *visions of the future began to diverge and eventually we had a falling out. *She has fallen out with Sam again. |
put away | guardar algo, repor algo, pôr algo no lugar *Put the books away when you finish studying *She folded the towels and put them away. |
think over | refletir sobre algo *You'd better think it over before asking for the divorce *I’ll think it over and give you an answer next week. |
cut down on | economizar, reduzir a quantidade *We tried to cut down on the money we were spending on entertainment. *I’m trying to cut down on the amount of sugar I eat. |
pass for / as | se fazer passar *I really want to go and see the film, but I don't think I would pass for 18. *do you believe this will pass as an authentic Nike? |
hang out | socializar/sair ou conversar com pessoas *I was hanging out with my friends last night. *Where do they want to hang out? |
work out | trabalhar em algo, fazer exercícios *You should work out twice a week at the gym. |
count on | contar com (alguém ou algo) *You can count on me to keep your secret. |
rule out | desconsiderar, eliminar *It’s unlikely that he’ll run for president, but you can never rule anything out. *Since he had a sound alibi, the police ruled him out as a suspect. |
come forward | apresentar-se *Has the owner of the winning lotto ticket come forward? *No witnesses to the accident have come forward yet. |
move out | sair de casa *When are you moving out? We need your office for the new guy. |
by chance | por acaso *Nobody never ever told her. She figure it out by chance. |
join in | participar, envolver-se *Everyone can join in when I sing the National Anthem. *Yes David, you can join in the discussion any time you like. |
burn out | ficar exausto (do trabalho) *She needs to stay out of job a few weeks Otherwise she will burn out. |
figure out | entender algo ou alguém, encontrar resposta *Can you figure out how to open this? *I’ve never been able to figure her out. |
break away | To separate from a crowd *One of the wolves broke away from his pack. |
end up | acabar ficando, terminar ficando *I´m losing so much hair that I´m gonna end up bald! |
apply for | candidatar-se a algo (cargo, vaga, curso, etc) *He applied for a scholarship for next semester |
allow for | levar em consideração *We need to allow for unexpected charges along the way. |
account for | explicar algo, prestar conta de algo *Can she account for the missing money? |
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