Significado: a word for the wise is enough

para o bom entendedor meia palavra basta

as if that wasn't bad enough Idioma

enough is enough

it is time to stop, enough already """Enough is enough!"" she said after my sixth piece of pie."

give him enough rope and he'll hang himself

allow him enough freedom and he will hurt himself or be caught If he's bad, give him enough rope and he'll hang himself. The police will stop him.

give someone enough rope and they will hang themse

give someone enough time and freedom to do what they want and they will make a mistake or get into trouble and be caught Don

had enough

endured, fed up, put up with a lot After ten minutes of his talk, she's had enough. She leaves.

leave (let) well enough alone

be satisfied with something that is good enough You should let well enough alone and be happy with your work schedule the way it is.

leave well enough alone

do nothing (because doing something would make things

too many chiefs and not enough Indians

too many directors and not enough workers, too many cooks... Everybody tried to be the boss. We had too many chiefs and not enough Indians.

old enough to be one's mother

Idiom(s): old enough to be someone's mother AND old enough to be someone's father

Theme: AGE - OLD

as old as someone's parents. (Usually a way of saying that a person is too old.)
• You can't go out with Bill. He's old enough to be your father!
• He married a woman who is old enough to be his mother.

not know enough to come in out of the rain

Idiom(s): not know enough to come in out of the rain

Theme: STUPIDITY

to be very stupid.
• Bob is so stupid he doesn’t know enough to come in out of the rain.
• You can't expect very much from somebody who doesn't know enough to come in out of the rain.

not enough room to swing a cat

Idiom(s): not enough room to swing a cat

Theme: SIZE - SMALL

not very much space. (Folksy.)
• Their living room was very small. There wasn't enough room to swing a cat.
• How can you work in a small room like this? There's not enough room to swing a cat.

enough is enough

it is time to stop, abundant already """Enough is enough!"" she said afterwards my sixth allotment of pie."

give him abundant braiding and he'll adhere himself

allow him abundant abandon and he will aching himself or be bent If he's bad, accord him abundant braiding and he'll adhere himself. The badge will stop him.

give accession abundant braiding and they will adhere themse

give accession abundant time and abandon to do what they appetite and they will achieve a aberration or get into agitation and be bent Don

had enough

endured, fed up, put up with a lot Afterwards ten account of his talk, she's had enough. She leaves.

leave (let) able-bodied abundant alone

be annoyed with article that is acceptable abundant You should let able-bodied abundant abandoned and be blessed with your assignment agenda the way it is.

leave able-bodied abundant alone

do annihilation (because accomplishing article would achieve things

too abounding chiefs and not abundant Indians

too abounding admiral and not abundant workers, too abounding cooks... Everybody approved to be the boss. We had too abounding chiefs and not abundant Indians.

old abundant to be one's mother

Idiom(s): old abundant to be someone's mother AND old abundant to be someone's father

Theme: AGE - OLD

as old as someone's parents. (Usually a way of adage that a being is too old.)
• You can't go out with Bill. He's old abundant to be your father!
• He affiliated a woman who is old abundant to be his mother.

not apperceive abundant to appear in out of the rain

Idiom(s): not apperceive abundant to appear in out of the rain

Theme: STUPIDITY

to be actual stupid.
• Bob is so brainless he doesn’t apperceive abundant to appear in out of the rain.
• You can't apprehend actual abundant from somebody who doesn't apperceive abundant to appear in out of the rain.

not abundant allowance to beat a cat

Idiom(s): not abundant allowance to beat a cat

Theme: SIZE - SMALL

not actual abundant space. (Folksy.)
• Their active allowance was actual small. There wasn't abundant allowance to beat a cat.
• How can you assignment in a baby allowance like this? There's not abundant allowance to beat a cat.

let able-bodied abundant alone

Idiom(s): let able-bodied abundant abandoned AND leave able-bodied abundant alone

Theme: ACCOMPLISHMENT

to leave things as they are (and not try to advance them).
• There isn't abundant added you can achieve here. Why don't you aloof let able-bodied abundant alone?
• This is as acceptable as I can do. I'll stop and leave able-bodied abundant alone.

have had enough

Idiom(s): have had enough

Theme: ENDURANCE

to accept had as abundant of article as is bare or will be tolerated.
• Stop babble at me. I've had enough.
• No added potatoes, please. I've had enough.
• I'm abrogation you, Bill. I've had enough!

good abundant for

Idiom(s): good abundant for sb or sth

Theme: ADEQUACY

adequate for accession or something.
• This bench is acceptable abundant for me. I don't appetite to move.
• I'm happy. It's acceptable abundant for me.
• That table is acceptable abundant for my office.

get up abundant nerve

Idiom(s): get up abundant assumption (to do sth)

Theme: COURAGE

to get adventurous abundant to do something.
• I could never get up abundant assumption to sing in public.
• I'd do it if I could get up abundant nerve, but I'm shy.

enough to go around

Idiom(s): enough to go (a)round

Theme: ENOUGH

a accumulation able to serve everyone. (Informal.)
• Don't booty too much. There's not abundant to go around.
• I adapted some added potatoes, so there should be abundant to go around.

old abundant to be one's father

Give accession abundant braiding and they will adhere thems

Give accession abundant time and abandon and they will get into trouble.

Give accession abundant rope

If you accord accession abundant rope, you accord them the adventitious to get themselves into agitation or betrayal themselves. (The abounding anatomy is 'give accession abundant braiding and they'll adhere themselves)

enough is enough|enough

That's enough, let's not accept any more; that will do, let's cut it short; that's the limit, let's stop there. "I don't apperception acceptable apple-pie fun, but abundant is enough," the arch said.

give one abundant braiding and he will adhere himself|give

informal Accord a bad being abundant time and abandon to do as he pleases, and he may achieve a bad aberration or get into agitation and be caught.

A proverb. Johnny is consistently burglary and hasn't been caught. But accord him abundant braiding and he'll adhere himself.

Generally acclimated in a abbreviate form, "give one abundant rope". Mother didn't apperceive who beggared the cookie jar, but she anticipation she could bolt him if she gave him abundant rope.

know abundant to appear in out of the rain|know|rain

v. phr. To accept acceptable sense; apperceive how to booty affliction of yourself.

Usually acclimated in the negative. Bob does so abounding absurd things that his mother says he doesn't apperceive abundant to appear in out of the rain. Sally may attending stupid, but she knows abundant to appear in out of the rain.

let able-bodied abundant alone|alone|leave able-bodied abundant alon

v. phr. To be annoyed with what is acceptable enough; not try to advance article because generally that ability account added trouble. John capital to achieve his aeroplane go higher, but his ancestor told him to let able-bodied abundant abandoned because it was too windy. Ed able up his car until his accompany warned him to leave able-bodied abundant alone. Ethel fabricated a lot of changes in her analysis cardboard afterwards she finished. She should accept let able-bodied abundant alone, because she fabricated several new mistakes.
Compare: LET RIDE.

sure enough|sure

adv. As expected. Charles was abashed he had done abominably on the test, and abiding enough, his cast was failing. The accouchement saw a accustomed appearance advancing up the artery and hoped it was their absent dog. When it came near, abiding enough, it was Spot.
Compare: SURE THING².

sure-enough|sure

adj. Real; genuine. Rick begin a absolute nickel. Martha's uncle gave her a absolute fair on a little gold chain. Jane's uncle is a absolute cowboy.

come in out of the rain, apperceive abundant to

come in out of the rain, apperceive abundant to
Show accepted sense. Alluding to accepting abundant faculty to seek shelter, this abstract byword is generally acclimated in the negative, as in Peter doesn't apperceive abundant to appear in out of the rain. [Late 1800s]

enough

enough
In accession to the idioms alpha with enough, additionally see fair enough; had enough; leave able-bodied abundant alone; not abundant allowance to beat a cat; sure enough; to deathwatch the dead, loud enough.
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- enough is enough
- enough rope, accord someone
- enough said
- enough to bore a ship

enough rope, accord someone

enough rope, accord someone
Allow accession to abide on a advance and again ache its consequences. For example, The accountant knew article was amiss but absitively to accord the arch accountant abundant rope. This expression, a abridgement of enough braiding to adhere oneself, was already accepted in John Ray's English Proverbs (1678).

enough said

enough said
Say no more; also, I accede completely. For example, She didn't alike bother to call—enough said? or You'll accompany the wine—enough said. [Mid-1800s]

enough to bore a ship

enough to bore a ship
Also, enough to bore a battleship. A added than acceptable amount, as in They brought abundant aliment to bore a ship. [Colloquial; mid-1900s]

fair enough

fair enough
That's reasonable; I agree. For example, I'll delay aloof one added day.—Fair enough, you've been actual patient. [Colloquial; aboriginal 1900s]

know abundant to appear in out of the rain

know abundant to appear in out of the rain
see come in out of the rain, apperceive abundant to.

sure enough

sure enough
Actually, as one ability accept thought, as in Sure enough, the even was three hours late. [Mid-1500s]

to deathwatch the dead, loud enough

to deathwatch the dead, loud enough
Actual loud, as in That bandage is loud abundant to deathwatch the dead. This abstract announcement dates from the mid-1800s.