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Description
| Question | Answer |
| come up | surgir/acontecer inesperadamente *I planned to come in your house last night, but something came up and I was unable to visit. |
| wait on | servir à mesa de alguém *It seemed strange to see my old boss wait on tables |
| look down on | desprezar *She always looks down on her boyfriend *She thinks they look down on her because she didn't go to university |
| look for | procurar *Please, don’t bother me, I’m looking for my shoes |
| cut short | parar o que estava fazendo/abreviar *That meeting was cut short because all those unreliable people *She had to cut her speech short when the fire alarm went off. |
| turn out | Desenrolar-se, resultar, no sentido de alguma coisa acontecer: *I said that everything woud turn out fine *How did the recipe turn out? |
| fill out / in | preencher algo que é solicitado *Please fill out/in this form. |
| tag along | to go somewhere with a person or group, usually when they have not asked you to go with them *I don't know her, she just tagged along with us. |
| so on / forth | e assim por diante *Economic growth makes us all richer, provides jobs, and so on / forth. |
| line up | alinhar *the pilot lines up the plane with the river |
| later on | mais tarde, depois: *As I got tired, I slept two hours before getting up, so that I could, later on, take a shower *He arrived later that night. |
| take over | tomar o controle: *They made changes the minute they took over. *They were recently taken over by a larger company. |
| set off | pôr-se a caminho, sair, partir *What time will we have to set off for the station tomorrow? |
| bent over | curvado |
| go ahead | vá em frente, no sentido de permissão: *Can I have some more fruits? Yes, go ahead. *“Can I borrow your book?” “Sure, go ahead.” |
| find out | descobrir: *One of the best ways to learn is to find out how other people do things. |
| give up | desistir: *If you smoke, make every effort to give up |
| carry on | to continue with something *The doctors said they didn't know how I managed to carry on in such pain *We will carry on with the game unless it rains |
| stand for | significar, querer dizer algo *UFO stands for “unidentified flying object”. |
| come up with | surgir com algo (ideia, plano) *We need to come up with a great idea to make money *He is one of those types who get offended when you try to come up with an different idea. |
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