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Jimmy refused to fight against Stuart. Instead, he implicated Stuart in a set up; he lost money. Sometimes the pen is mightier than the word, isn't it?
Is the previous proverb "the pen in mightier than the sword" about money?
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You can't judge a book by its cover. Means that you cannot judge someone or something primarily on appearance.
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You "cut the mustard" when you are having a hot dog.
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I'm so sorry to inform that "Elvis has left the building." Try next year.
This means that someone important is no longer available or that the show has over.
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"to give the benefit of the doubt" means to believe someone's statement, without proof.
Questão 6
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"Speak of the devil!" This expression is used when the person you have just been talking about dies.
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Your deserve that had happened to you. Is a little "taste of your own medicine."
This means that you're sick and need some help.
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"Keep something at bay." means simply keeping something away.
Questão 9
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"Feel (a bit) under the weather" meaning: Feeling slightly ill.
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"Don't count your chickens before the eggs have hatched." This idiom is used to express "Don't make plans for something that might not happen".
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Hear it on the grapevine. This idiom means 'to hear voices' about something or someone.
Questão 12
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Who told you that? - "The word of mouth."
This means that he/she know because of gossiping.
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Don't worry. Every cloud has a silver lining. Means to be optimistic, even difficult times will lead to better days.
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"Burn the midnight oil" means to work late into the night, alluding to the time before electric lighting.
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"Actions speak louder than words" means that words and actions can't get along because they argue.
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"Barking up the wrong tree" has to do with your pet.
Questão 17
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Cry over spilt milk is when you complain about a loss from the past.
Questão 18
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The saying "Curiosity killed the cat" doesn't really matters; they have 7 lives.
Questão 19
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"Don't put all your eggs in one basket" remains you that you should have brought a bigger basket.
Questão 20
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What you did was a "far cry from" what you said you were going to do. This one basically means very different from.
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Hit the nail on the head. Means to do or say something exactly right.
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"Let sleeping dogs lie" means that while you're thinking out loud, you must probably be wrong.
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Make a long story short. Means to summarise. Come to the point and leave out details.
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"Piece of cake" is what you get when you go to a birthday party.
Questão 25
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Steal someone's thunder is related to Thor and their vikings old legends.