Dificuldades - Adicionando complexidade

Mergulhe em expressões idiomáticas inglesas que se relacionam com adicionar complexidade, como "turvar as águas" e "mosca na sopa".

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to [cook] {one's} goose [frase]

to prevent someone from achieving success by destroying their plans

Ex: Tom 's decision to skip important meetings and neglect his responsibilities eventually cooked his goose , and he lost the promotion he had been eyeing .

to [give] {sb} enough rope to hang {oneself} [frase]

to give someone an opportunity to act freely with the intention of hurting them

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to [play] hard to get [frase]

to not easily give a person something that they need or want from one

Ex: When Mark asked John for a favor , John played hard to get , wanting to see how important the favor was to Mark before agreeing to help .

to [queer] {one's} pitch [frase]

to prevent someone from achieving what they want by creating problems for them

Ex: The idea appears to be to target perceived 'luxury' goods, while not queering the pitch for exporters.

to [rain] on {one's} parade [frase]

to ruin what someone has planned or not allow them enjoy something

Ex: When the teacher praised the class 's performance , the troublemaker tried to rain on their parade with sarcastic comments .

to [throw] a (monkey|) wrench (into|in) the works [frase]

to slow down a plan or activity or prevent it from going on

Ex: The economic downturn threw a wrench into the works of the company 's expansion plans .

to [tie] {oneself} (up|) (in|into) knots [frase]

to do something that makes oneself overly worried or confused

Ex: The lawyer tied himself into knots during the cross-examination , confusing both the witness and the jury .

to [upset|overturn] the apple cart [frase]

to cause problems, often by ruining or interrupting something that was planned

Ex: By revealing the company 's financial troubles to the public , the whistleblower really upset the apple cart .

to [muddy] the (waters|issue) [frase]

to complicate a simple situation

Ex: Rather than clarifying the situation , the supervisor 's vague explanations only served to muddy the issue even more .

to [put] the kibosh on {sth} [frase]

to make an attempt to prevent something from continuing or happening

Ex: The rainstorm put the kibosh on our outdoor picnic , so we had to move it indoors .

to [knock] the (wind|breath|stuffing) out of {sb} [frase]

to do something, particularly something others do not expect, in order to make them feel less confident or important

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to [cast] a (shadow|cloud) (over|on) {sth} [frase]

to create a sense of negativity and hopelessness regarding a particular thing or situation

Ex: he sudden economic downturn cast a cloud over the prospects of the company 's expansion plans .

fly in the ointment [frase]

a person or thing that ruins an otherwise positive or enjoyable situation

Ex: The party was going smoothly until a disagreement among guests became the fly in the ointment .

to [put] a damper on {sth} [frase]

to lessen or decrease the enjoyment, strength, or activity of something

Ex: The news of the cancellation of the concert put a damper on the fans ' excitement .

to [take] the gilt off the gingerbread [frase]

to cause something to be less enjoyable as it could be

Ex: The constant arguing and conflicts have taken the gilt off the gingerbread of their once-happy relationship .

Dificuldades
Tarefas difíceis	Desafios difíceis	Causando dificuldade	Causar problemas
Adicionando complexidade	Experimentando dificuldades	Enfrentando o Desagradável	Tarefas fáceis
Sem esforço	Aceitação & Alívio	Meios e Soluções