💼 Expressões de Trabalho em inglês
Para o ambiente profissional.
Abraçar o mundo
to hug the world
To bite off more than you can chew
Apertar o cinto
to tighten the belt
To tighten your belt
Arregaçar as mangas
to roll up your sleeves
To knuckle down
Bater as metas
to hit the goals
To hit your targets
Bater cabeça
to bang heads
To spin your wheels
Bater na mesma tecla
to hit the same key
To harp on the same thing
Bater o martelo
to hit the hammer
To make the final call
Bater ponto
to hit the point
To clock in
Bico
beak
A side gig
Botar a boca no mundo
to put your mouth in the world
To raise a stink
Botar a boca no trombone
to put your mouth on the trombone
To blow the whistle
Botar pra quebrar
to put it to break
To go all out
Cair de paraquedas
to fall by parachute
To be thrown in at the deep end
Cair na rotina
to fall into the routine
To fall into a rut
Cair no colo
to fall in the lap
To fall into your lap
Chegar junto
to arrive together
To step up
Colocar a casa em ordem
To get your house in order
Colocar a mão no bolso
to put your hand in your pocket
To dig into your pocket
Colocar em prática
To put into practice
Colocar em pratos limpos
to put on clean plates
To set the record straight
Colocar o pé na estrada
to put your foot on the road
To hit the road
Comprar a ideia
to buy the idea
To buy into the idea
Correr atrás do prejuízo
to run after the loss
To play catch-up
Correr contra o relógio
to run against the clock
To race against the clock
Cortar custos
To cut costs
Cumprir tabela
to fulfill the schedule
To go through the motions
Dar as caras
to give the faces
To show your face
Dar as cartas
to deal the cards
To call the shots
Dar bronca
to give a scolding
To tell off
Dar duro
to give hard
To work your tail off
Dar o pontapé inicial
to give the initial kick
To kick things off
Dar o sangue
to give the blood
To give it your all
Dar plantão
to give a shift
To be on call
Dar um gás
to give a gas
To kick it up a notch
Dar um puxão de orelha
to give an ear pull
To give a talking-to
Deixar a desejar
to leave to desire
To leave something to be desired
Deixar rolar
to let it roll
To go with the flow
Emplacar
to license-plate it
To pull it off
Empurrar com a barriga
to push it with your belly
To keep putting it off
Engolir sapo
to swallow a frog
To grin and bear it
Entrar de sola
to go in with the sole
To go in hard
Estar com a corda no pescoço
to be with the rope on the neck
To be under the gun
Estar com a faca e o queijo na mão
to have the knife and the cheese in hand
To hold all the cards
Estar na corda bamba
to be on the loose rope
To walk a tightrope
Estar no vermelho
To be in the red
Fazer corpo mole
to make a soft body
To drag your feet
Fazer hora extra
to make extra hour
To work overtime
Fazer média
to make average
To curry favor
Fazer nas coxas
to do it on the thighs
To do a sloppy job
Fazer nome
to make a name
To make a name for yourself
Fazer o meio de campo
to play midfield
To mediate
Fazer serão
to do evening-work
To burn the midnight oil
Fechar negócio
to close business
To seal the deal
Fechar no azul
to close in the blue
To be in the black
Ficar em cima do muro
to stay on top of the wall
To sit on the fence
Ficar no prejuízo
to stay in the loss
To end up at a loss
Ganhar o pão
to earn the bread
To bring home the bacon
Ganhar tempo
to win time
To buy time
Ir à falência
to go to bankruptcy
To go under
Ir por água abaixo
to go by water below
To go down the drain
Levar bomba
to take a bomb
To flunk
Levar bronca
to take a scolding
To get chewed out
Levar na flauta
to carry it on the flute
To not take it seriously
Levar o crédito
To take the credit
Levar para o lado pessoal
to take it to the personal side
To take it personally
Meter a cara
to put the face in
To buckle down
Não medir esforços
to not measure efforts
To spare no effort
Passar o bastão
To pass the baton
Passar recibo
to give a receipt
To give yourself away
Pegar leve
to grab it light
To take it easy
Pegar no batente
to grab the doorframe
To get down to work
Pegar pesado
to grab it heavy
To go hard
Pendurar as chuteiras
to hang up the cleats
To hang up your boots
Perder as estribeiras
to lose the stirrups
To fly off the handle
Perder o bonde
to miss the tram
To miss the boat
Pisar fundo
to step deep
To step on it
Prestar contas
to render accounts
To be accountable
Puxar o saco
to pull the bag
To brown-nose
Puxar o tapete
to pull the rug
To pull the rug out from under someone
Queimar o filme
to burn the film
To throw someone under the bus
Ralar
to grate
To grind
Rodar
to spin
To get the boot
Sair do sério
to leave the serious
To lose your cool
Sair no lucro
to leave in the profit
To come out ahead
Segurar a barra
to hold the bar
To hold it together
Segurar as pontas
to hold the ends
To hold the fort
Segurar o rojão
to hold the firework
To weather the storm
Ser mão de vaca
to be a cow-hand
To be a penny-pincher
Ser pau mandado
to be a sent stick
To be a yes-man
Suar a camisa
to sweat the shirt
To put in the work
Ter jogo de cintura
to have waist play
To think on your feet
Tirar o pé do acelerador
to take your foot off the gas
To ease off
Tirar o time de campo
to take the team off the field
To back out
Tocar em frente
to touch forward
To press on
Tocar o barco
to row the boat
To keep things going
Trabalhar feito um condenado
to work like a convict
To work like a dog
Trabalhar por baixo dos panos
to work under the cloths
To work under the table
Trampo
A gig
Vestir a camisa
to wear the shirt
To be a team player
Virar a noite
to turn the night
To pull an all-nighter