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Translation glossary: American Slangs, Words & Phrases

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For the birds— Imagine how this phrase must sound to someone who doesn’t understand that it refers to something that is substandard in some respect. Is it a bag of seeds or some kind of yard ornament reference? The Brits sometimes use the word ‘bird,’ to refer to women, in the same way Americans use ‘chicks.’ So, maybe it comes off like reference to girlishness. Who knows? 
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get a charge from; get a charge out ofter grande admiração por 
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Give a Man a FishIt\'s better to teach a person how to do something than to do that something for them. 
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Give a ring— To call someone on the telephone. 
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gives me the munchiesme dá larica / dá-me larica 
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Go For BrokeTo risk it all, even if it means losing everything. To go all out. 
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Go Out On a LimbPutting yourself in a risky situation in order to help someone; or to hazard a guess. 
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Going Dutch— When each person, usually in a dating scenario, pays for his/her own meal. 
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Goody Two-ShoesA smugly virtuous person. 
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Greased LightningVery fast or quick. 
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Hands DownAnything that\'s easy or has no difficulty; something that is a certainty. 
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Hang out— To casually gather together or spend time with someone in a social manner. 
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Happy as a ClamThe state of being happy; feeling delighted. 
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Hard Pill to SwallowSomething that\'s difficult to accept. 
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Head Over HeelsFalling deeply in love with another person. 
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Heads UpUsed as an advanced warning. To become keenly aware. 
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hedgestermos vagos; expressões vagas; linguagem evasiva; rodeios; atenuadores 
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High And DryTo be left behind; abandoned. Being in a helpless situation without a way to recover. 
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Hyped (adj.)— A very excited state. 
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I Smell a RatA feeling that something is not quite right, or awry. 
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If You Can\'t Stand the Heat, Get Out of the KitchenOne should discontinue with a task if they are unable to cope with it due to pressure. 
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In a PickleBeing in a difficult predicament; a mess; an undesirable situation. 
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In the RedLosing money. Being in debt. 
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It\'s Not All It\'s Cracked Up To BeFailing to meet expectations; not being as good as people say. 
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It\'s Not Brain SurgeryA task that\'s easy to accomplish, a thing lacking complexity. 
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Jack of All Trades Master of NoneHaving suitable skill in multiple things, but not being an expert in any of them. 
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Jack up— An abrupt increase, typically in the price of something. 
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Jaws of DeathBeing in a dangerous or very deadly situation. 
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Jaws of LifeUsually this references a tool used by rescuers when they pry or cut open a car to save the occupant. 
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Jig Is UpFor a ruse or trick to be discovered; to be caught. 
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John Hancock— Although obscure associative references are a favorite form of Cockney slang, it’s unlikely that an English person would have any idea who John Hancock was. The reference would escape them. The name John Hancock became synonymous with a person’s signature because his was one of the more flamboyant signatures on The Declaration of Independence. 
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Jonesing— To want, crave, or desire something intensely, and its noun form, ‘joneser,’ (a person who wants or craves something intensely), isn’t always apparent even to Americans. The Oxford Dictionary associates this word’s slang usage with Jones Alley in Manhattan, a haven for drug addicts in the 1960s. The unsavory drug culture connotations continue today. However the definition of ‘joneser,’ has been broadened among some circles to incl 
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Jumping the GunSomething that occurs too early before preparations are ready. Starting too soon. 
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Keep On Truckin\'To keep going, pressing forward; never stopping. 
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Keep Your Eyes PeeledTo be watchful; paying careful attention to something. 
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Keep Your Shirt OnKeeping calm. Usually said by someone who is trying to avoid making others upset. 
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key take-away / takeawayprincipais lições / ensinamentos aprendidos / principais tópicos /conclusão principal 
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Knock— To speak negatively, to disparage, to badmouth. 
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Knock Your Socks OffTo be taken by surprise. 
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Know the RopesHaving a familiarity or understanding of how something works. 
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Knuckle DownGetting sincere about something; applying oneself seriously to a job. 
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leave a trail of breadcrumbsdeixar uma trilha de migalhas de pão; jogar uma isca; dar pistas e dicas; deixar um rasto de indícios 
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Let Her RipPermission to start, or it could mean \'go faster!\' 
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Lickety SplitTo go at a quick pace; no delaying! 
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Lighten up— To relax and take things too seriously. Typically stated as an appeal to someone who is acting uptight. 
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Like Father Like SonResembling one\'s parents in terms of appearance or behavior. 
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Long In The ToothOld in age. Mainly used when referring to people or horses. 
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loosen the gripdiminuir a influência; diminuir a atratividade 
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Love BirdsA pair of people who have a shared love for each other. 
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Lovey DoveyThe affectionate stuff that people do when they are in love, such as kissing and hugging. 
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