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Expressões, Ditados e Provérbios em Inglês-Português
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1. BE NOT UP TO SCRATCH. In: Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. Huntingdon Valley: Farlex, Inc., 2022. Disponível em: https://abre.ai/lvjN. Acesso em: 25 fev. 2023.
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1. RAVE ABOUT. In: Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. Huntingdon Valley: Farlex, Inc., 2022. Disponível em: https://abre.ai/lvj5. Acesso em: 25 fev. 2023.
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1. OFF AND RUNNING. In: Sports Idioms and Quizzes: Sports Idioms. [S. l.]: Idiom Connection, 1997-2023. Disponível em: https://n9.cl/9v2msj. Acesso em: 26 mar. 2022.
Veja também: be off and running.
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1. OFF TO a running start. 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. OFFSIDE. In: Collins Dictionary. Glasgow: HarperCollins, [2023?]. Disponível em: https://abre.ai/lvkE. Acesso em: 29 mar. 2021.
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1. GRAVY train. In: Dictionary.com. Oakland, Califórnia: Dictionary.com, LLC, 2023. Disponível em: https://abre.ai/lvk3. Acesso em: 21 dez. 2022.
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1. STICKY wicket. In: Sports Idioms and Quizzes: Sports Idioms. [S. l.]: Idiom Connection, 1997-2023. Disponível em: https://n9.cl/9v2msj. Acesso em: 26 mar. 2022.
2. ZEE Media Bureau. Dalal Street loses over $100 billion in 5-day fall. Zee News, 12 ago. 2017. Disponível em: https://abre.ai/lvlf. Acesso em: 26 mar. 2022.
1. (náut.) estar no convés (de um navio). ✰ As we approached the harbor, the captain called for all hands to be on deck to help with docking the boat safely. (Ao nos aproximarmos do porto, o capitão pediu que todos estivessem no convés para ajudar a atracar o barco com segurança.)
2. (beisebol) ser o próximo a rebater. ✰ "On April 8, 1974, he was on deck when Hank Aaron hit home run 715 to pass Babe Ruth in career home runs." (Dusty). (Em 8 de abril de 1974, ele era o próximo a rebater quando Hank Aaron rebateu o home run 715, ultrapassando Babe Ruth em home runs na carreira.)
3. (por ext.) ser o próximo a fazer algo. ✰ "As she was doing the household chores from soup to nuts, she suddenly realised that she was on deck to speak in the webinar." (Bandyopadhyay). (Enquanto ela fazia as tarefas domésticas de cabo a rabo, percebeu de repente que era a próxima a falar no webinário.)
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1. BANDYOPADHYAY, Atmaja. Idiom #315 — ‘On Deck’. Daily Dose of Idioms. Disponível em: https://abre.ai/lvlz. Acesso em: 30 mar. 2022.
2. DUSTY Baker. In: Military History Fandom. Disponível em: https://abre.ai/lvlI. Acesso em: 30 mar. 2022.
3. ON DECK. In: Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. Huntingdon Valley: Farlex, Inc., 2022. Disponível em: https://abre.ai/lvlO. Acesso em: 28 mar. 2022.
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1. STAND on one's head/hands. In: Merriam-Webster. Springfield, Massachusetts: Merriam-Webster Inc., [s.d.]. Disponível em: http://bit.ly/3ErKYM6. Acesso em: 16 set. 2021.
2. THERIOT, Dean. How to Hold a Handstand. WikiHow, 24 jun. 2024. Disponível em: https://abre.ai/lLkS. Acesso em: 28 dez. 2024.
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