(Gíria) elemento difamador; tipo de inconveniência que tira a utilidade de algo; defeito, desvantagem

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a bad time

a lot of teasing, a rough time The class gave him a bad time about his pink shorts.

a bit off/a bit mental

not rational, unbalanced, one brick short Kate talks to the birds. Do you think she's a bit off?

a bummer

an unfortunate event, bad luck, too bad """Somebody broke a window in his car and stole his stereo."" ""That's a bummer."""

a crying shame

a sad event, it is too bad It's a crying shame that they didn't have fire insurance.

a dime a dozen

very cheap, low priced, dirt cheap He can remember when eggs were cheap - a dime a dozen.

a game one

a willing player, a rough and ready person I can see that Bev's a game one. She plays hard and doesn't quit.

a hard time

teasing or bugging, a bad time Ken will give you a hard time about missing that free throw.

a household name

"a name everyone knows; name of a famous person" Mario Lemieux, the hockey star, soon became a household name.

a little bird told me

someone told me, one of your friends told me """How did you know that I play chess?"" ""Oh, a little bird told me."""

a mental block

a problem with learning a subject or concept I have a mental block when I try to do algebra. I can't think.

for the love of me

1. Despite my best efforts; no amount what. I aloof can't, for the love of me, accept why you would do article so reckless? I apperceive I larboard my keys actuality somewhere, but I can't for the love of me acquisition them.2. obsolete Because the actuality being referred to loves the speaker. You would die for the love of me? No, John, I cannot let that happen!Learn more: for, love, of

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a lot on the ball a love tap a lucky break a lucky streak a major a man of few words a man of the cloth a marked man a mental block a month of Sundays a nail-biter a necktie party a new broom sweeps clean a new lease on life a notch below a nut case A-OK for that matter for the ages for the asking for the best for the better for the birds for the birds, it's/that's for the devil of it for the duration for the foreseeable future for the fun of it for the good of for the good of (someone or something) for the heck of it for the hell of it for the high jump for the last time for the life of for the life of (one) for the life of me for the life of one for the long haul for the love of for the love of (something) for the love of God for the love of me for the love of Mike For the love of Mike! for the love of Mike/Pete/God for the love of Pete for the moment for the most part for the nonce for the nth time for the pot for the present for the record for the rest for the ride for the sake of for the sake of (someone or something) for the sake of argument for the sake of somebody/something for the short/medium/long term for the taking for the time being for the umpteenth time for trouble for two cents for two pins for two pins I'd