🏠 Expressões de Cotidiano em inglês
O que a gente fala na rotina.
Acordar com o pé esquerdo
to wake up with the left foot
To wake up on the wrong side of the bed
Andar na linha
to walk on the line
To toe the line
Baixar a bola
to lower the ball
To take it down a notch
Bater as botas
to hit the boots
To kick the bucket
Bater na trave
to hit the goalpost
To fall just short
Bater o pé
to stomp your foot
To put your foot down
Bater papo
to hit chat
To shoot the breeze
Botar pra fora
to put it outside
To let it out
Cair de cama
to fall out of bed
To be laid up sick
Cair na real
to fall into the real
To face reality
Chorar as pitangas
to cry the pitangas
To cry me a river
Chorar de rir
to cry from laughing
To laugh until you cry
Chutar o pau da barraca
to kick the tent pole
To blow a fuse
Colocar a mão na massa
to put your hand in the dough
To roll up your sleeves
Colocar lenha na fogueira
to put wood on the bonfire
To add fuel to the fire
Colocar minhoca na cabeça
to put worms in the head
To put ideas in your head
Comer o pão que o diabo amassou
to eat the bread the devil kneaded
To go through hell
Comprar briga
to buy a fight
To pick a fight
Comprar gato por lebre
to buy a cat instead of a hare
To be sold a pig in a poke
Custar os olhos da cara
to cost the eyes of the face
To cost an arm and a leg
Cutucar a onça com vara curta
to poke the jaguar with a short stick
To poke the bear
Dar branco
to give white
To draw a blank
Dar com os burros n'água
to reach the water with the donkeys
To fall flat
Dar conta do recado
to handle the message
To get the job done
Dar mole
to give soft
To let your guard down
Dar o ar da graça
to give the air of grace
To finally show up
Dar o braço a torcer
to give your arm to be twisted
To admit you were wrong
Dar o troco
to give the change
To get back at someone
Dar um jeitinho
to give a little way
To find a workaround
Dar uma colher de chá
to give a teaspoon of tea
To cut someone some slack
Dar uma escapada
to give an escape
To sneak out for a bit
Dar uma mãozinha
to give a little hand
To lend a hand
Dar zebra
to give zebra
To go wrong
Deitar e rolar
to lie down and roll
To have a field day
Descascar o abacaxi
to peel the pineapple
To deal with a thorny problem
Dormir no ponto
to sleep at the bus stop
To miss the boat
Encher linguiça
to fill sausage
To pad it out
Enfiar o rabo entre as pernas
to put your tail between your legs
To tuck your tail between your legs
Estar com a corda toda
to be with all the rope
To be full of energy
Estar de bem com a vida
to be well with life
To be on top of the world
Estar de mãos atadas
to be with tied hands
To have your hands tied
Estar de olho gordo
to have a fat eye
To give the evil eye
Estar de ressaca
to be in the undertow
To be hungover
Estar de saco cheio
to have a full bag
To be fed up
Estar na pior
to be in the worst
To hit rock bottom
Estar nas nuvens
to be in the clouds
To be on cloud nine
Estar por baixo
to be underneath
To be down on your luck
Estar por fora
to be on the outside
To be out of the loop
Estar por um fio
to be by a thread
To hang by a thread
Falar pelos cotovelos
to talk through the elbows
To talk someone's ear off
Fazer as pazes
to make the peaces
To bury the hatchet
Fazer boca de siri
to make a crab mouth
To keep it under wraps
Fazer das tripas coração
to make heart out of guts
To move heaven and earth
Fazer figa
to make a fig
To cross your fingers
Fazer hora
to make time
To kill time
Fazer tempestade em copo d'água
to make a storm in a glass of water
To make a mountain out of a molehill
Fazer vista grossa
to make a thick view
To turn a blind eye
Ficar a Deus dará
to be left to what God will give
To be left to fend for yourself
Ficar a ver navios
to be left watching ships
To be left empty-handed
Ficar de boca aberta
to stay with an open mouth
To be gobsmacked
Ficar de molho
to stay soaking
To lay low
Ficar de quatro
to be on all fours
To be blown away
Ficar no vácuo
to be in the vacuum
To be left on read
Ficar sem chão
to be left without a floor
To be devastated
Ir com muita sede ao pote
to go to the pot with too much thirst
To jump the gun
Ir dormir com as galinhas
to sleep with the chickens
To go to bed early
Ir na onda
to go on the wave
To follow the crowd
Levar na esportiva
to take it sportingly
To be a good sport
Levar um fora
to take an out
To get dumped
Matar a cobra e mostrar o pau
to kill the snake and show the stick
To put your money where your mouth is
Matar dois coelhos com uma cajadada
to kill two rabbits with one blow
To kill two birds with one stone
Meter o bedelho
to stick your bedelho in
To stick your nose in
Meter os pés pelas mãos
to put your feet through your hands
To make a mess of it
Não é minha praia
not my beach
Not my cup of tea
Não ter papas na língua
to have no pap on the tongue
To not mince words
Pagar mico
to pay the monkey
To make a fool of yourself
Pagar o pato
to pay for the duck
To carry the can
Pagar para ver
to pay to see
To call someone's bluff
Passar batido
to pass beaten
To fly under the radar
Perder a cabeça
to lose your head
To lose your head
Perder a hora
to lose the hour
To oversleep
Perder o fio da meada
to lose the thread of the skein
To lose your train of thought
Pisar em ovos
to step on eggs
To walk on eggshells
Pisar na bola
to step on the ball
To drop the ball
Pôr a mão no fogo
to put your hand in the fire
To vouch for someone
Pôr os pingos nos is
to put the dots on the i's
To dot the i's
Procurar pelo em ovo
to look for hair in an egg
To split hairs
Puxar assunto
to pull a subject
To strike up a conversation
Quebrar o galho
to break the branch
To help out in a pinch
Rodar a baiana
to spin the baiana
To throw a fit
Sair de fininho
to leave thinly
To sneak off
Sair no tapa
to go out in slaps
To come to blows
Sair pela culatra
to come out the breech
To backfire
Segurar o choro
to hold the cry
To hold back tears
Segurar vela
to hold the candle
To be the third wheel
Tapar o sol com a peneira
to cover the sun with a sieve
To bury your head in the sand
Tirar de letra
to take it by letter
To ace it
Tirar o cavalo da chuva
to take the horse out of the rain
Don't hold your breath
Tirar o pé da lama
to take your foot out of the mud
To get back on your feet
Tomar chá de cadeira
to drink chair tea
To be kept waiting