My lesson

"I worked hard to make it in my career. I'll hurry to make it to the meeting on time. He had a tough childhood, but he managed to make it through."

Aplicado em diferentes situações e contextos: Locais. Eventos e compromissos. Situações difíceis. Metas e realizações pessoais e profissionais. Urgência e prazos.

You can used it with "about" or "that". For example: "to be super bummed about something. To be bummed that. I am bummed that I missed the paper."

"I try to work out at the gym twice a week. We need to work out this problem. I hope things work out for you. The machine worked out perfectly after the repairs.

"I'm planning a DIY home improvement project this weekend. They decided to do some DIY repairs on their car. You can save money by doing DIY instead of hiring a professional. She learned how to make DIY masks on YouTube."

É a prática de criar, construir, consertar ou melhorar algo por conta própria, em vez de comprar produtos ou serviços prontos.

"The fog made it difficult to see the road ahead. Her glasses fogged up when she stepped inside from the cold. The boy fogged up the windows."

Cerração ou névoa densa, quando afeta a visibilidade

"I've been racking my brain to remember where I put the money. He racked his brain all weekend trying to think of a solution to the problem. She began to rack her brain to remember what had happened there."

Also said as "a pair of pants".

"Can you pay it? I don’t have any money on me right now. Have you got your passport on you? He had something on his ex-business partner that made him give up his claim to the company."

No segundo sentido, seria possuir informações, evidências ou segredos que podem ser usados contra uma pessoa.

"I’m going to go out on a limb here: are you together? I’m going to go out on a limb here and say I completely disagree."

Expressão usada quando alguém se arrisca ao dar uma opinião ou ideia que pode não ser popular ou aceita pelos outros.

"Congratulations! You got the job done! The kids got done writing these three sentences in twenty minutes. If I didn't keep on at them, homework would never get done."

Também pode ser traduzido como "concluir", "terminar" e "dar conta do recado".

"There is no reason to start panicking. She started panicking with the news."

"That house must have cost a pretty penny."

No informal seria "uma boa grana" ou "bela quantia".

"Please write down your questions or concerns and bring them to the meeting. That was a great idea! Let’s find some paper and write it down."

"It's a long shot, but it just might work. It’s a long shot but I say: why not? We can try your plan, but it’s a long shot and it probably won’t work. The horse was a long shot, but we bet on him anyway."

O que não tem chance de ter sucesso. Aquilo que é improvável de acontecer. "Um tiro no escuro".

It is always used with "about". The same as "to hold a grudge against" or "to bear a grudge against". Examples: "I think you have a chip on your shoulder about your childhood. You seem to have a chip on your shoulder about your family."

No sentido de ficar ressentido ou ter um ressentimento sobre algo ou alguém.

"Stop badmouthing him all the time. Both men continually bad-mouthed each other. No one wants to employ somebody who bad-mouths their former employer."

"The bottom line is that we need another ten thousand dollars to complete the project. The bottom line is that they lost the game."

Pode ser usado como "resumindo" ou "concluindo". Exemplos: "Em suma, é que nós precisamos de mais dez mil para finalizar o projeto. O ponto principal é que eles perderam o jogo."

"Could you shred me a piece of bread? There is not a shred of evidence to support the theory. There is not a shred of truth in it. The papers will be shredded, pulped, and recycled. She had shredded the thing with her fingers."

Como substantivo, também pode ser traduzido como fragmento, retalho ou tira.

"It's very foggy outside today. The windows are foggy from the cold. My mind feels foggy after the long flight. Driving in foggy weather can be dangerous."

Adjetivo que indica "com nevoeiro". Também pode ser traduzido como "mente confusa".