Idioms

Olá caros/as colegas. A nossa colega Filomena enviou-nos o seguinte contributo:


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Seguem as expressões idiomáticas que me lembro da última aula:

as blind as a bat ou as blind as a mole
as straight as an arrow ou as straight as a die
as fit as a fiddle
as safe as houses
as black as coal
a warm as a toast
as like as two peas (in a pod) ou as alike as two peas
as light as air ou as light as a feather
as old as the hills ou as old as Adam ou as old as time
as sober as a judge
as round as saucers
as pretty as a picture
as mad as a hatter ou as mad as a March hare
as heavy as lead
as sharp as a needle
as smooth as a baby´s bottom
as tough as leather ou as tough as an old boot
as thin as a rake ou as thin as a lath ou as thin as a stick
as clean as a whistle


E seguem algumas que encontrei dos trabalhos de casa :

fazer uma tempestade num copo de água - make a storm in a teacup
pôr os pontos nos ii - dot all the i's ana cross all the t's
assentar como uma luva - fits like a a glove
não fazer mal a uma mosca - not hurt a fly
ser uma pilha de nervos - be a bag of nerves ou a bundle of nerves
pôr alguém de rastos - bring to it's ou his knees
pensar duas vezes - think twice
partir do zero - start from scratch

Espero que ajude alguma coisa a todos

Bom fim de semana e até segunda
Filomena Taborda