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Expressões, Ditados e Provérbios em Inglês-Português
1. adotar uma religião; converter-se. (Converter). ✰ After a series of profound experiences, Brandon decided to get religion and embraced a new spiritual path. (Após uma série de experiências profundas, o Brandon decidiu se converter e abraçar um novo caminho espiritual.)
2. comportar-se de maneira ética e correta (Ibidem). ✰ After a life of drug dealing, Pablo appeared to get religion and landed a job. (Depois de uma vida de tráfico de drogas, o Pablo pareceu tomar vergonha e conseguiu um emprego.)
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1. GET RELIGION. In: AMMER, Christine. The American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms. Boston & Nova York: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 1997. 1191 p. DOI 0-395-72774-X. Disponível em: https://abre.ai/lBDX. Acesso em: 27 fev. 2022.
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1. SCARED of vs scared by. Text Ranch. Disponível em: https://abre.ai/lE9H. Acesso em: 27 dez. 2022.
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1. GET SERIOUS (with someone). In: Love and Relationship Idioms and Quizzes: Love and Relationship Idioms. [S. l.]: Idiom Connection, 1997-2023. Disponível em: http://bit.ly/3jfm2OF. Acesso em: 18 dez. 2021.
Veja também: fed up with (something).
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1. GET SICK OF. In: Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. Huntingdon Valley: Farlex, Inc., 2022. Disponível em: https://n9.cl/u9bdj. Acesso em: 5 fev. 2024.
Veja também: get scared.
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1. STARTLE. In: Merriam-Webster. Springfield, Massachusetts: Merriam-Webster Inc., [s.d.]. Disponível em: https://abre.ai/lFah. Acesso em: 27 dez. 2022.
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1. GET THE BOOT. In: Clothes Idioms and Quizzes: Clothes Idioms. [S. l.]: Idiom Connection, 1997-2023. Disponível em: https://n9.cl/t9qrpk. Acesso em: 21 fev. 2022.
2. TURNER-WILLIAMS, Jaelani. Sha’Carri Richardson Calls Out Olympics For Double Standard with Kamila Valieva Ruling. Okay Player, 15 fev. 2022. Disponível em: https://abre.ai/lFao. Acesso em: 21 fev. 2022.
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1. GET THE COLD SHOULDER (from someone). In: Body Idioms and Quizzes: Body Idioms. [S. l.]: Idiom Connection, 1997-2023. Disponível em: http://bit.ly/3lop8BX. Acesso em: 16 set. 2021.
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