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| bang away vi + adv | (play instrument loudly) (tocar instrumento musical alto) | quebrar tudo expres |
| | | botar para quebrar expres v |
| | My neighbour is a keen drummer; I hear him banging away throughout the day and night. |
| barf vi | US, slang (vomit, be sick) (BRA, gíria) | botar para fora loc v |
| | | vomitar v int |
| | (POR, coloquial) | chamar o gregório v int + sm |
| | Who barfed on the back seat? |
| blow it v expr | slang, figurative (fail) | botar a perder loc vint |
| | I totally blew it, and I'm so embarrassed; I don't know when I've performed so badly. |
| blow the whistle on sth v expr | figurative (report sth) (figurado, informal) | botar a boca no mundo expres |
| | The documentary blew the whistle on conditions in the prison. |
| blurt sth out vtr phrasal sep | (say on impulse) | desabafar vt |
| | | botar para fora expres v |
| | To his mother's horror, he blurted out all the details of her illness. |
| | Para horror da mãe dele, ele desabafou todos os detalhes da doença dela. |
| boot sb out vtr phrasal sep | figurative, often passive, slang (evict) | botar na rua loc v |
| | If you keep acting like an idiot, the hotel management will surely boot you out. |
| buckle down vi phrasal | informal, figurative (set to work) | botar mãos à obra expres |
| | I've got to buckle down and finish planting the vegetable seeds. |
| bust sth vtr | slang (police: arrest, raid) | prender vt |
| | (gíria) | botar em cana expres v |
| | Police have bust a major prostitution ring. |
| | A polícia prendeu uma grande quadrilha de prostituição. |
| catch up vi phrasal | figurative, informal (exchange news) (BRA, informal, figurado) | botar o papo em dia expres v |
| | | colocar a conversa em dia expres v |
| | | encontrar vt |
| | My friends and I like to catch up over a coffee once a month. |
| catch sb up v expr | informal (update sb) | botar a conversa em dia expres v |
| | What's your news? Let's have a cup of tea and you can catch me up. |
clear the decks,
clear the deck v expr | figurative (deal with outstanding tasks) | botar a mão na massa expres v |
| come clean about sth vi + adj | informal (confess to sth) | confessar v int |
| | | botar a limpo expres v |
| | You might feel better if you go to your boss and just come clean about what you did. |
| corner sb vtr | figurative (leave no other option) | encurralar vt |
| | (BRA) | botar contra a parede expres v |
| | (figurado) | apertar vt |
| | (POR) | encostar à parede expres |
| | I can't believe you gave her money! She cornered me; I didn't have a choice. |
| cuckold sb vtr | dated (be unfaithful to: one's husband) | cornear, chifrar vt |
| | (BRA) | botar chifre loc v |
| | (POR) | trair, enganar vt |
| | The woman cuckolded her husband purely out of spite. |
| dig sth up vtr phrasal sep | figurative (uncover, reveal: a secret) | desenterrar vt |
| | | botar pra fora loc v |
| | The tabloids are constantly trying to dig up embarrassing facts about celebrities. |
| | Os tabloides estão constantemente tentando desenterrar fatos vergonhosos sobre celebridades. |
| field sth vtr | (sports: put into play) | botar em campo expres v |
| | They fielded a very competent team. |
| | Eles botaram em campo uma equipe muito competente. |
get down to business,
get down to work v expr | (start now) (expressão) | botar a mão na massa loc v |
| | (gíria) | mandar ver loc v |
| | We need to get down to business if we hope to finish this today. |
| | Nós temos que botar a mão na massa se quisermos terminar hoje. |
| gloss sth vtr | (lips) (nos lábios, BRA) | botar brilho loc v |
| | | passar gloss loc v |
| | | aplicar batom de brilho loc v |
| | Kate glossed her lips for her date. |
| go to work on sth v expr | figurative, informal (do sth thoroughly) | botar a mão na massa expres |
| | The artist has really gone to work on this mural; it's huge and very detailed. |
lay your cards on the table,
put your cards on the table v expr | figurative (be frank) (figurado) | botar as cartas na mesa expres |
| | It's time for everyone to put their cards on the table. |
| mouth off vi phrasal | informal (give your opinion loudly) | botar a boca no trombone expres |
| | The student got kicked out of class for mouthing off too much. |
| mouth off about sth/sb vi phrasal + prep | informal (give opinion loudly) | alardear sua opinião sobre expres v + prep |
| | (figurado, informal) | botar a boca no trombone sobre expres v + prep |
| | Brian was mouthing off about his lazy assistant, not realising she was standing behind him. |
paint the town red,
paint the town v expr | figurative (go out and celebrate) (informal, gíria) | botar pra quebrar expres |
| | To celebrate their win, the whole football team went out to paint the town red. |
| | Para celebrar a vitória deles, o time inteiro de futebol saiu para botar pra quebrar. |
| pawn sth vtr | (exchange for a loan) | penhorar vt |
| | (BRA, gíria) | botar no prego expres v |
| | | empenhar vt |
| | Nancy needed money to pay some bills, so she pawned a necklace until payday. |
| | Nancy precisava de dinheiro para pagar algumas contas, então penhorou um colar até o dia do pagamento. |
| put hope in sth/sb v expr | (have trust in sth/sb) (gíria) | botar fé em expres |
| | | acreditar em expres |
| put sb in stir v expr | slang (sentence sb to prison) | prender vt |
| | (informal) | pôr atrás das grades expres v |
| | (informal) | botar alguém em cana expres v |
| | The judge put Elmer in stir for selling drugs on the street corner. |
| sack sb vtr | UK, informal (dismiss from job) (informal) | despedir vt |
| | | demitir vt |
| | (informal) | botar na rua expres v |
| | The boss sacked Edward because he was late all the time. |
| | O chefe despediu Edward porque ele se atrasava o tempo todo. |
| set sth alight vtr + adj | (burn) (colocar fogo em) | acender vt |
| | | incendiar vt |
| | (informal) | botar fogo em expres v |
| | The rioters set a police car alight. |
| set eyes on sth/sb v expr | figurative (see sth/sb) (figurado: olhar) | botar os olhos em expres |
| set fire to sth v expr | (set alight) | botar fogo em expres v |
| | | atear fogo em expres v |
| | He set fire to his own house to collect the insurance money. |
| stand up and be counted v expr | figurative (express opinion) (figurado) | botar a boca no trombone expres |
| | Don't just sit there complaining to your friends – stand up and be counted! Those that had the courage to stand up and be counted were arrested. |
| throw up vi phrasal | informal (vomit) | vomitar v int |
| | (informal) | botar para fora expres v |
| | I always have to throw up after drinking too much. |
| | Sempre tenho que vomitar depois de beber demais. |
| throw sth up vtr phrasal sep | informal (eject by vomiting) | vomitar vt |
| | (informal) | botar para fora expres v |
| | When I'm sick, I throw everything up. |
| | Quando estou doente, eu vomito tudo. |
turn sb out,
turn out sb vtr phrasal sep | (evict) | expelir vt |
| | (informal) | botar para fora expres v |
| | Eva's parents turned her out after she stole money from them. |