Expressions in PT and ENG ones with a similar vibe

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você dá a mão e pegam o braço inteiro

Back

Give someone an inch and they'll take a mile

I did my girlfriend's math homework once and now she wants me to do her history, geography, and chemistry assignments. As you can see, I gave her an inch and now she wants to take a mile.

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Ir na cara e na coragem

Back

Brazen it out

I have no idea what the evaluators want from me, but I'll head to that job interview and brazen it out.

Front

a cavalo dado não se olha os dentes

Back

don't look a gift horse in the mouth / beggars can't be choosers

My brother handed me down his cell phone. It's not an iPhone, like I wanted, but I guess I better not look a gift horse in the mouth. At least I can use Whatsapp

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Since it's the 5th time I buy something at that coffee shop, they gave me a 7 percent discount. I wonder why not a full 10% discount...? Welp, it's okay. Beggars can't be choosers. It's still neat I got a discount in the first place.

Front

foi à feira, perdeu a cadeira / foi namorar, perdeu o lugar

Back

You snooze, you lose

Tom: Harry, did you see the cookies I left on the table a while ago, before I went to buy some milk?

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Harry: Uhum. I ate them.

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Tom: What the heck, Harry?!

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Harry: Hey, you snooze, you lose.

Front

mandar uma indireta para / dar alfinetadas em (alguém)

Back

throw shade at / take a jab at / take a dig at

Dick: Yo, Tom. I saw your ex these days. She seemed to be in a hurry. Maybe going to work. What did she do for a living again?

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Tom: Don't even remind me of her. And she's one of those ladies that work at night, if you know what I mean. u___U

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Dick: Come on, get serious. I know you're just taking a dig at her.

Front

nem a pau, Juvenau

Back

No way, José

Harry: Why don't you give me that fancy watch of yours? You don't even wear it and you can see the time on your phone anyway.

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Dick: No way, José! That's a Rolex my father got while playing poker and then gave me. I better sell it and buy a car or something.

Front

botar lenha na fogueira

Back

add fuel to the fire

The debate was already heated between the two candidates and one of them just added fuel to the fire when he started shouting accusations of corruption. That's when the whole thing derailed.

Front

a união faz a força

Back

there is strength in numbers

And so, that day, Tom and Dick decided they wouldn't let Harry renovate his room all by himself, because they remembered there is strength in numbers and all three of them could perform that task in record time.

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pegar alguém com a boca na botija

Back

catch somebody with their hand in the cookie jar

Yesterday I was fool enough to leave my steak unattended to go answer the phone.

When I come back, I catch my dog with his hand in the cookie jar. Yeah, he was almost taking a bite out of my steak or worse, running away with my dinner.

Front

gosto não se discute

Back

there's no accounting for taste

Harry: Hey, take a look over there. Just look at that guy's t-shirt.

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Tom: Wow. You wouldn't catch me wearing that. Yeah, seems there truly is no accounting for taste.