Phrasal Verbs and Idioms lesson 02

Verbos Phrasais

Act up 1 apresentar defeito. The TV is acting up again and I had it fixed only last week!

comportar-se mal. School children act up whenever there is a substitute teacher.

Add up : somar números para calcular o resultado. When the waiter added up all the food, drinks and desserts we had quite a bill to pay.  When the waiter added all the food, drinks and desserts up we had quite a bill to pay. 2 chegar a uma conclusão ou resultado. It doesn’t add up. Why would a millionaire rob a bank?  Não faz sentido. Por que um milionário roubaria um banco? aim at vt objetivar, almejar, ansiar. The government’s new economic measures aim at reducing inflation. answer back:responder imprudentemente ou insolentemente aos superiores (especialmente crianças). Everyone was shocked to see the boy answer back his mother in the restaurant.  Everyone was shocked to see the boy answer his mother back in the restaurant.resterant  Todo Do as I say and don’t answer back!  Faça o que eu mando e não responda!

ask after :perguntar sobre alguém (saúde, notícias). Peter always asks after my wife and children when I see him.  Idiomatic expressions To take something into account levar algo em consideração. Don’t take into account what he says. He’s an idiot. Não leve em consideração o que ele diz. Ele é um idiota. there’s no accounting
for taste : expressão usada para dizer que gosto é algo relativo e pessoal e não deve ser discutido com as outras pessoas. Algo como: ‘gosto não se discute’, ‘gosto é gosto’. ‘I just don’t know what Alice sees in that dreadful guy’. ‘As they say, there’s no accouting for taste.

To be within an ace of (doing something) estar ou chegar muito perto de (realizar algo), estar por um triz de (fazer algo). Fred was within an ace of going out with Lucy before she found out that he was married. To have all the aces estar no controle, ter vantagem, estar com a faca e o queijo na mão. We’re holding all the aces. Our product is better and cheaper than our competitors. To have an ace up one’s sleeve ter vantagem para ser usada quando necessário, ter um trunfo, ter uma carta na manga. The Japanese team has an ace up their sleeve. They have refused to announce the players that are going to play in the World Cup.