![to {not} [know|recognize] {sb} from Adam](/assets/img/no-pic-260w.png "to {not} [know|recognize] {sb} from Adam")
to fail to recognize someone as one has never met them or knows nothing about them
Ex:
O livro Street Talk 1 - Um Olhar Mais Atento: Lição 9
Revisar
Flashcards
Ortografia
Quiz
fanny
[substantivo]
bunda
Ex:
She
told
the
kids
to
sit
their
fannies
down
and
listen
to
the
story
.
Ela disse às crianças para sentarem seus traseiros e ouvirem a história.
to on the fritz
[frase]
to be malfunctioning or not working properly
Ex:
My
computer
is
on
the
fritz
,
and
I
ca
n't
seem
to
fix
it
.
guy
[substantivo]
cara
Ex:
She
met
a
nice
guy
at
the
coffee shop
and
they
talked
for
hours
.
Ela conheceu um cara legal na cafeteria e eles conversaram por horas.
jack of all trades
[frase]
a person who is competent in many different tasks
Ex:
John
is
a
real
jack
of
all
trades
;
he
can
fix
the
plumbing
,
repair
the
roof
,
and
even
bake
delicious
cakes
.
![to [slip] {sb} a Mickey (Finn|)](https://cdn.langeek.co/photo/43448/thumb/180?type=jpeg "to [slip] {sb} a Mickey (Finn|)")
to [slip] {sb} a Mickey (Finn|)
[frase]
to secretly put a drug in a person's drink in order to make them unconscious
Ex:
![to [have|know] {sth} down pat](https://cdn.langeek.co/photo/44780/thumb/180?type=jpeg "to [have|know] {sth} down pat")
to [have|know] {sth} down pat
[frase]
to know something so perfectly that one can do it at anytime without having to focus or think
Ex:
She
knows
the
piano
piece
down
pat
;
she
can
play
it
flawlessly
.
![to [rob] Peter (to|and) [pay] Paul](https://cdn.langeek.co/photo/44650/thumb/180?type=jpeg "to [rob] Peter (to|and) [pay] Paul")
to take from one source or person in order to fulfill an obligation or debt to another source or person, often resulting in a cycle of borrowing or rearranging debts without actually resolving the underlying financial issue
Ex:
They
're
robbing
Peter
to
pay
Paul
with
these
budget cuts
;
it
's
a
temporary
fix
.
to peter out
[verbo]
esgotar-se
Ex:
Após o entusiasmo inicial, o interesse pelo novo brinquedo desvaneceu-se até o final do ano.
doubting Thomas
[substantivo]
Tomé incrédulo
Ex:
No passado, ele agiu como um Tomé incrédulo, recusando-se a aceitar a verdade até que ela fosse inegável.
peeping Tom
[frase]
a person who secretly watches others without consent, often for sexual gratification
Ex:
willy-nilly
[advérbio]
queira ou não
Ex:
They
accepted
the
decision
willy-nilly
because
there
was
no
alternative
.
Eles aceitaram a decisão queiram ou não porque não havia alternativa.