August

Overweight

Her bag is overweight

acima do peso / com excesso de peso

I’ll let you off this time

“Vou deixar passar dessa vez”

Let someone off - deixar alguém escapar de uma punição, não aplicar uma regra ou penalidade.

Throw away

Jogar fora/ descartar

Don’t throw away the box.

Smell

Cheirar

Don’t eat it yet. Smell it first.

Eat out

Comer fora

We eat out every weekend .

How about…?

Que tal…?

Lembre de colocar o verbo que vai usar com ing.

How about ordering food tonight?

How about going for a walk in the park?

Whip up

preparar/fazer algo rapidamente, geralmente uma comida ou bebida.

I’ll whip it up in a minute.

I can whip up something for dinner.

What else…?

O que mais… ?

What else can you suggest?

What else do you need?

Get my nails done.

Fazer as unhas - outra pessoa é quem faz suas unhas.

I get my nails done every two weeks

She gets her nails done at the same salon where I get mine.

Split ends

Pontas duplas

I usually get my split ends trimmed every two or three months.

Lack of sleep

Falta de sono

Lack of sleep can make us tired.

Other than that

Fora isso/ Além disso.

The restaurant was expensive. Other than that, I liked it.

As usual

Como sempre

She is always late, as usual.

Figure out

Descobrir, entender, encontrar uma solução.

I don’t know how to fix my computer, but I’ll figure it out.

Freeze up

Travar, ficar sem reação

When I saw an iguana in my bedroom, I froze up.

Play it safe

não correr riscos / jogar pelo seguro / agir com cautela

I wasn’t sure if it was going to rain, so I played it safe and brought an umbrella.

Back out

Desistir, voltar atrás.

I’m not the kind of person who backs out.

Call off

cancelar algo que estava planejado ou marcado.

We have to call off the trip because of the weather.

Bring up

Mencionar um assunto

My aunt always brings up her ex-husband in the conversation. So annoying!

Turn out

Acabar sendo

She turned out to be very nice.

At first, I thought I didn’t do well on my test, but it turns out I got a good grade.

To look back on

Olhar para trás, relembrar algo do passado.

I look back on the good moments I had in Brazil.

Dress up

Se arrumar muito bem para um ocasião especial.

I dressed up for my daughter’s wedding.

A shot of

Uma foto de

He took a shot of the mountains

Sparkling water

Água com gás.

I usually drink sparkling water with my meals.

As soon as

Assim que, logo que.

As soon as I get home, I’ll call you.