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Expressões, Ditados e Provérbios em Inglês-Português
1. preparar-se para ir embora; fazer as malas. ✰ Realizing the storm was approaching, the campers quickly packed up shop, gathering their belongings and securing everything before seeking shelter. (Percebendo que a tempestade se aproximava, os campistas rapidamente arrumaram as trouxas, reuniram seus pertences e protegeram tudo antes de procurarem abrigo.)
2. (com.) fechar um estabelecimento comercial. ✰ After years of operation, the small family-owned store had to pack up shop due to declining sales and increasing competition from larger chains. (Após anos de operação, a pequena loja de família teve que fechar as portas devido à queda nas vendas e ao aumento da concorrência de redes maiores.)
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1. PACK UP SHOP - what does that mean? iTalki. Disponível em: https://rb.gy/zc6od. Acesso em: 1 jul. 2023.
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1. PACKED in like sardines. In: Food Idioms and Quizzes: Food Idioms. [S. l.]: Idiom Connection, 1997-2023. Disponível em: https://n9.cl/8t0nq. Acesso em: 28 dez. 2022.
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1. ENCHER linguiça. In: MASSARENTI, Suely. ProZ.com, 6 nov. 2007. Disponível em: http://mpt.ninja/sc5f. Acesso em: 13 dez. 2022.
2. PAD. In: The Open Dictionary. Disponível em: http://mpt.ninja/8c7k. Acesso em: 13 dez. 2022.
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1. AGENCE France-Presse. $1,600 for Ice Cream: Bolsonaro Credit Card Bill Raises Eyebrows. VOA News. Disponível em: http://mpt.ninja/xSA7. Acesso em: 13 jan. 2023.
2. PAD THE BILL. In: Money Idioms and Quizzes: Money Idioms. [S. l.]: Idiom Connection, 1997-2023. Disponível em: https://n9.cl/ibcprf. Acesso em: 13 jan. 2023.
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1. PADDLE one's own canoe. In: Sports Idioms and Quizzes: Sports Idioms. [S. l.]: Idiom Connection, 1997-2023. Disponível em: https://n9.cl/9v2msj. Acesso em: 26 mar. 2022.
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1. CHEN, Peter. Pain in the ass. Urban Dictionary. [S.l.]: Aaron Peckham, 22 dez. 2006. Disponível em: http://bit.ly/3Ean6fB. Acesso em: 8 dez. 2022.
2. PAIN in the ass. In: Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. Huntingdon Valley: Farlex, Inc., 2022. Disponível em: http://mpt.ninja/HxuX. Acesso em: 8 dez. 2022.
Veja também: ⚠ a pain in the ass / butt
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1. A PAIN in the neck. In: Body Idioms and Quizzes: Body Idioms. [S. l.]: Idiom Connection, 1997-2023. Disponível em: http://bit.ly/3lop8BX. Acesso em: 4 ago. 2021.
2. PAIN in the neck.. In: Vocabulary.com. [S.l.]: IXL Learning, 2021. Disponível em: http://bit.ly/3tloRkY. Acesso em: 6 set. 2021.
Veja também: give a dog a bad name (and hang him).
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1. COLEMAN, Lorena. Lipscomb students react to Taylor Swift single release. Lumination Network, 1 set. 2017. Disponível em: https://n9.cl/0ed52. Acesso em: 27 jul. 2023.
2. FAZER a caveira. In: Dictionário inFormal. [S.l.]: Marcelo Muniz Informática Ltda. Disponível em: https://n9.cl/xuvjm. Acesso em: 27 jul. 2023.
3. SHOW SOMEONE in a bad light. In: Cambridge Dictionary. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press & Assessment, 2023. Disponível em: https://n9.cl/9u8ee. Acesso em: 27 jul. 2023.
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1. PAINT ONESELF into a corner. In: Negotiation Idioms and Quizzes: Negotiation Idioms. [S. l.]: Idiom Connection, 1997-2023. Disponível em: https://n9.cl/924o8. Acesso em: 10 fev. 2022.
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