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Expressões, Ditados e Provérbios em Inglês-Português
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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.
Segundo Andrews (2018), esta expressão inglesa muito provavelmente teve a sua origem em uma "lendária noite de bebedeira" em 1837 quando o Marquês de Waterford — um conhecido encrenqueiro — liderou um grupo de amigos em uma noite de farra e bebidas pela vila de Melton Mowbray na Inglaterra.
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1. ANDREWS, Evan. 10 Common Sayings With Historical Origins. History.com, 23 ago. 2018. Disponível em: https://n9.cl/tu9ys. Acesso em: 27 jul. 2023.
2. PAINT THE TOWN RED. In: The Word Detective. Disponível em: https://n9.cl/6u63y. Acesso em: 27 jul. 2023.
Veja também: green around the gills.
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1. PALE AROUND the gills. In: Medical and Health Idioms and Quizzes: Medical and Health Idioms. [S. l.]: Idiom Connection, 1997-2023. Disponível em: http://bit.ly/33V6MlT. Acesso em: 2 fev. 2022.
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1. (as) PALE AS a ghost. In: Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. Huntingdon Valley: Farlex, Inc., 2022. Disponível em: http://bit.ly/3E9YLqo. Acesso em: 11 set. 2021.
Veja também: (as) pale as a ghost.
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1. AS PALE as death. In: Medical and Health Idioms and Quizzes: Medical and Health Idioms. [S. l.]: Idiom Connection, 1997-2023. Disponível em: http://bit.ly/33V6MlT. Acesso em: 30 jan. 2022.
2. RICHARD, Paul. Andy Warhol a Telling Eye on the Empty. The Washington Post, Washington, D.C., 23 fev. 1987. Disponível em: wapo.st/3ubLGdn. Acesso em: 30 jan. 2022.
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