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Expressões, Ditados e Provérbios em Inglês-Português
1. ✰ In a crisis situation, Noelle had the wits to quickly assess the danger and come up with a smart plan to ensure everyone's safety. (Em uma situação de crise, Noelle teve a inteligência para avaliar rapidamente o perigo e bolar um plano inteligente para garantir a segurança de todos.)
2. ✰ "The others had all been at the academy longer, and some must have had the wits to question his logic." (Duncan, 2017). (Os outros estavam todos na academia há mais tempo, e alguns devem ter tido a astúcia de questionar a sua lógica.)
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1. DUNCAN, Dave. Ironfoot. [S.l.]: Night Shade Books, 2017. E-book. 344 p. DOI 9781597806343, 159780634X. Disponível em: http://bit.ly/2XSPPFi. Acesso em: 25 set. 2021.
2. HAVE THE WITS to do (something). In: Wit Idioms and Quizzes: Wit Idioms. [S. l.]: Idiom Connection, 1997-2023. Disponível em: http://bit.ly/3z4CjLE. Acesso em: 24 set. 2021.
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1. HAVE TIME on one's hands. In: Arm, Hand and Finger Idioms and Quizzes: Arm, Hand and Finger Idioms. [S. l.]: Idiom Connection, 1997-2023. Disponível em: https://n9.cl/hlosv. Acesso em: 2 jan. 2023.
Veja também: get what one deserves.
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1. FACE THE MUSIC. In: Vocabulary.com. Acesso em: 25 fev. 2023. Disponível em: https://abre.ai/lIXU. Acesso em: 2 jan. 2023.
Veja também: drink like a fish.
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1. ALCOHOL Poisoning. Maine.gov. Disponível em: https://abre.ai/lIX7. Acesso em: 23 dez. 2022.
2. OVERDRINK. What is the future tense of “overdrink”! RedKiwi English Guide. Disponível em: https://n9.cl/doirw. Acesso em: 21 fev. 2024.
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1. HAVE TWO LEFT FEET. In: Foot Idioms and Quizzes: Foot Idioms. [S. l.]: Idiom Connection, 1997-2023. Disponível em: http://bit.ly/2WpVO3M. Acesso em: 2 out. 2021.
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1. HAVE TWO/THREE STRIKES against you. In: Sports Idioms and Quizzes: Sports Idioms. [S. l.]: Idiom Connection, 1997-2023. Disponível em: https://n9.cl/9v2msj. Acesso em: 26 mar. 2022.
5 Passos para manter o coração aberto※※※
1. Inspire as emoções dolorosas ...
2. Sintonize com as mensagens do seu coração. ...
3. Siga a sua felicidade ...
4. Passe tempo sozinho. ...
5. Conecte-se com os outros. ... (Ibidem).
1. KAMEN, Randy. 5 Steps to Keeping an Open Heart. DrRandyKamen.com. Disponível em: http://bit.ly/3uqcNQ3. Acesso em: 27 set. 2021.
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1. CONFUCIUS. He who knows all the answers... GoodReads. Disponível em: https://n9.cl/90m2fd. Acesso em: 8 dez. 2023.
2. HAVE/KNOW ALL THE ANSWERS. In: Merriam-Webster. Springfield, Massachusetts: Merriam-Webster Inc., [s.d.]. Disponível em: https://n9.cl/xq4z7. Acesso em: 8 dez. 2023.
Veja também: have it away (UK/IE) e have it away on (one's) toes (UK/IE).
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1. HAVE IT AWAY on one's toes. In: GREEN, Jonathon. Cassell's Dictionary of Slang. Londres: Weidenfeld & Nicholson, 2005. 1565 p. Disponível em: https://abre.ai/lIPN. Acesso em: 20 fev. 2024.
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1. HAZARD a guess. In: Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. Huntingdon Valley: Farlex, Inc., 2022. Disponível em: https://abre.ai/lIY9. Acesso em: 19 jul. 2023.
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