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41 to work one’s fingers to the bone
to work one’s fingers to the bonedar duro, trabalhar em excesso.English-Portuguese dictionary > to work one’s fingers to the bone
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42 to work the oracle
to work the oraclecoll ser bem sucedido numa tarefa difícil. -
43 to work the tear pump
to work the tear pumpinundar de lágrimas. -
44 make short work of
(to dispose of very quickly: The children made short work of the ice-cream.) despachar -
45 make short work of
(to dispose of very quickly: The children made short work of the ice-cream.) liquidar rapidamente -
46 have one's work cut out
(to be faced with a difficult task: You'll have your work cut out to beat the champion.) ver-se grego -
47 sale of work
(an event at which articles usually made by members of an association are sold to raise money: a sale of work at the church.) quermesse -
48 have one's work cut out
(to be faced with a difficult task: You'll have your work cut out to beat the champion.) cortar o dozeEnglish-Portuguese (Brazil) dictionary > have one's work cut out
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49 sale of work
(an event at which articles usually made by members of an association are sold to raise money: a sale of work at the church.) bazar de caridade -
50 for the present
(as far as the present time is concerned: You've done enough work for the present.) por enquanto* * *for the presentpor agora, por ora. -
51 in the end
(finally: He had to work very hard but he passed his exam in the end.) finalmente* * *in the endno fim, finalmente. -
52 out of the/someone's way
((not) blocking someone's progress, or occupying space that is needed by someone: Don't leave your bicycle where it will get in the way of pedestrians; Will I be in the/your way if I work at this table?; `Get out of my way!' he said rudely.) no/fora do caminho -
53 for the present
(as far as the present time is concerned: You've done enough work for the present.) por agora -
54 out of the/someone's way
((not) blocking someone's progress, or occupying space that is needed by someone: Don't leave your bicycle where it will get in the way of pedestrians; Will I be in the/your way if I work at this table?; `Get out of my way!' he said rudely.) ficar/sair do caminho, atrapalharEnglish-Portuguese (Brazil) dictionary > out of the/someone's way
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55 be up to the eyes in
(to be very busy or deeply involved in or with: She's up to the eyes in work.) até aos olhos/estar afogado em -
56 down the drain
(wasted: We had to scrap everything and start again - six months' work down the drain!) desperdiçado -
57 go in one ear and out the other
(not to make any lasting impression: I keep telling that child to work harder but my words go in one ear and out the other.) entrar por um ouvido e sair pelo outroEnglish-Portuguese dictionary > go in one ear and out the other
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58 take a/the hint
(to understand a hint and act on it: I keep making jokes to my secretary about her coming to work late every day, but she never takes the hint.) enfiar a carapuça -
59 be up to the eyes in
(to be very busy or deeply involved in or with: She's up to the eyes in work.) estar envolvido até o pescoçoEnglish-Portuguese (Brazil) dictionary > be up to the eyes in
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60 down the drain
(wasted: We had to scrap everything and start again - six months' work down the drain!) desperdiçado
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