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121 make a mountain out of a molehill
(to exaggerate the importance of a problem etc.) exagerarEnglish-Portuguese dictionary > make a mountain out of a molehill
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122 off the hook
(free from some difficulty or problem: If he couldn't keep the terms of the contract, he shouldn't have signed it - I don't see how we can get him off the hook now.) livre de problemas -
123 pick someone's brains
(to ask (a person) questions in order to get ideas, information etc from him which one can use oneself: You might be able to help me with this problem - can I come and pick your brains for a minute!) sondar os conhecimentos de alguém -
124 puzzle out
(to solve (a problem etc).) resolver -
125 sidestep
past tense, past participle - sidestepped; verb1) (to step to one side: He sidestepped as his attacker tried to grab him.) desviar-se2) (to avoid: to sidestep a problem.) contornar -
126 stare in the face
(to be easy to see or obvious: The answer to the problem was staring me in the face.) entrar pelos olhos dentro -
127 take account of (something)
(to consider (something which is part of the problem etc): We must take his illness into account when assessing his work.) levar em consideração -
128 take account of (something)
(to consider (something which is part of the problem etc): We must take his illness into account when assessing his work.) levar em consideração
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