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Expressões, Ditados e Provérbios em Inglês-Português
1. dar um tratamento completo; dar um trato. ✰ The client asked the barber to give him the works, indicating he wanted a complete haircut with styling, trimming, and possibly even coloring. (O cliente pediu ao barbeiro que lhe desse um trato, indicando que queria um corte de cabelo completo com penteado, corte e possivelmente até coloração.)
2. dar uma esfrega ou uma surra em alguém. ✰ In the fight, Jack was outnumbered and they gave him the works, leaving him with injuries. (Na luta, Jack estava em desvantagem, e deram-lhe uma surra, deixando-o ferido.)
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1. THE WORKS. In: give someone the works. Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. Huntingdon Valley: Farlex, Inc., 2022. Disponível em: https://abre.ai/lFMq. Acesso em: 27 fev. 2022.
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1. GIVE THREE CHEERS for (someone) or give (someone) three cheers. In: Number Idioms and Quizzes: Number Idioms. [S. l.]: Idiom Connection, 1997-2023. Disponível em: https://n9.cl/dcrje. Acesso em: 15 fev. 2023.
2. THREE CHEERS. In: Collins Dictionary. Glasgow: HarperCollins, [2023?]. Disponível em: https://abre.ai/lFMu. Acesso em: 15 fev. 2023.
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1. GIVE A DOG a bad name. In: Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. Huntingdon Valley: Farlex, Inc., 2022. Disponível em: https://abre.ai/lFMw. Acesso em: 20 jan. 2023.
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1. LEG UP, a. In: AMMER, Christine. The American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms. Boston & Nova York: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. Disponível em: https://n9.cl/awftf. Acesso em: 7 fev. 2024.
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1. HEDRICK, Tess. Internships giving job seekers a leg up on competition. Dakota News Now, 3 jun. 2017. Disponível em: http://bit.ly/3Dn7wfE. Acesso em: 7 fev. 2024.
2. LEG UP, a. In: AMMER, Christine. The American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms. Boston & Nova York: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. Disponível em: https://n9.cl/awftf. Acesso em: 7 fev. 2024.
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1. GIVE A LITTLE. In: Negotiation Idioms and Quizzes: Negotiation Idioms. [S. l.]: Idiom Connection, 1997-2023. Disponível em: https://n9.cl/924o8. Acesso em: 10 fev. 2022.
Veja também: give a leg up on (someone).
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1. EDGE. In: Merriam-Webster. Springfield, Massachusetts: Merriam-Webster Inc., [s.d.]. Disponível em: https://n9.cl/agi7y. Acesso em: 9 ago. 2023.
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1. GIVE AND TAKE. In: Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. Huntingdon Valley: Farlex, Inc., 2022. Disponível em: https://abre.ai/lFQK. Acesso em: 18 jan. 2023.
2. SQUARISI, Dad. Grafia: toma lá dá cá, toma-lá-dá-cá ou toma lá, dá cá? Correio Braziliense, Brasília, 13 ago. 2020. Disponível em: https://n9.cl/xvvcp. Acesso em: 5 set. 2023.
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