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Description
| Question | Answer |
| rely on | confiar em: *don´t rely on get vocabulary by looking up words in a dictionary |
| right away / off | nesse instante, já *I’ll call him right away /off! |
| call off | suspender, cancelar: *Think about calling off that game. It seems an accident is gonna happen |
| cover for | Fornecer uma desculpa ou alibi para encobrir culpa de alguém *She would cover for her brother when they came in late |
| aside from | a não ser por / com exceção de *Aside from the hard work, I get along to all people there. |
| fall into | to start doing something, often without intending to: *She fell into a conversation with a man at the bar. *I fell into my job quite by accident. |
| turn on | ligar a eletricidade *Turn on the CD player so we can dance. |
| use up | esgotar, usar até o fim *Someone has used up all the milk. |
| call on | invocar, recorrer, apelar *The old minister continued to call on his sick parishioners. |
| get over | recuperar-se de algo *I got over the flu, but I don't know if I'll ever get over my broken heart. *She’s just getting over a cold. |
| go over | revisar algo *I’m just going over my essay one more time. |
| go through | passar por algo *She’s going through a difficult time with her job. *We went through so many problems... |
| look into | investigar algo *They are looking into the causes of the accident. |
| run across | encontrar alguém por acaso: *I ran across my old roommate at the college reunion. |
| over time | com o tempo, ao longo do tempo: *Fuly understanding the nuances of polite words and phrases requires a very advanced level of knowledge that cannot be forced but, instead, naturally developed over time |
| break out | surgir, irromper, começar *The fire broke out in the early morning. *War broke out in 1914. |
| stay out | ficar do lado de fora *Our cat usually stays out at night. *My mum won’t let me stay out late. |
| get around | evadir-se, 'sair pela tangente' *He managed to get around the real issues |
| bring down | to cause a government or a leader to lose power *USA is trying to bring down ISIS. |
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