Tuesday Class - August - 18th

Hi,everybody!This is Mr. J.B in Cidade Tiradentes, São Paulo, Brazil..How are you today? In this lesson we are going to talk about idioms.What is an idiom?
An idiom is a phrase or saying that has a deep meaning.We've often used idioms as a way of giving advices to other people.Today I'll give you some examples of idioms.Ready?

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***Pot calling the kettle black.
This is a common idiom normally used to describe a person who is blaming an other for the same fault that they have.For example: If I said to you "you are a lazy person and I am also a lazy person,you could say:"Mr. J.B you are a pot calling the kettle black"!You are the same as me.
In Portuguese is something refering to : " O sujo falando do mal lavado"
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***Don't beat about the bush.
This means "get to the point , don't spend too much time explaining things.
This one is similar to " beat around the bush". Can you remember it?
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***All that glitters is not gold.
Something that appears available in the outside maybe is in the reality completely worthless.
In Portuguese is similar to = "Nem tudo que reluz é ouro"
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***Easier said than done.
It's easier to talk about doing something than to act and do it.
It's something like: " Falar é fácil, difícil é fazer"
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***Waste not want not.
If you never waste things then you'll never lose things.The more you save the more you gain.
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***Look before you leap.
This means to check out something before you do it.Make sure you know what you're doing before you begin.
Something like " Pense antes de fazer"
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***Don't judge the book by the cover.
Don't look at something and decide that the way it is. Maybe a person it seems , nice , kind and friendly...and really isn't.
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***Once bitten twice shy.
This means: You never make the same mistake twice.You learn from your mistakes.
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***Back to the drawing board.
If you are going back to the drawing board it means you'll start all ever again.You'll begin from the start.
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***His bark is worse than his bite.
Something like ; "Cão que late não morde"
Maybe a person appears to be dangerous but in reality they are not.
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***Don't count your chickens before they have hatched.
This means that you not always assume that things will go as planned.
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***Laugh all the way to the bank.
This means to make money without doing very much work.
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***Throw the baby out with the bathwater.
This means to throw away the useful things as well as the useless things at the same time.
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***There are no flies on him/her.
This means a person who is obviously intelligent and not easy to fool.
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***A penny saved is a penny gained.
This means that even a small action can have a big effect.