Significado: 13th generation

geração décima-terceira, geração nascida entre 1961 e 1981 (assim chamada porque é a décima-terceira geração desde o estabelecimento dos Estados Unidos)

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a bee in her bonnet

upset, a bit angry, on edge Aunt Betsy was kind of cranky, like she had a bee in her bonnet.

a bone to pick

something to argue about, a matter to discuss "Joe sounded angry when he said, ""I have a bone to pick with you."""

a caution

a bold or shocking person, no shrinking violet She is a caution! She told the judge he was all wrong.

a common thread

an idea or theme that is similar to others There's a common thread in most of Berton's stories.

a contract out on

a contract that pays to have someone killed There's a contract out on Mike. The boss doesn't like him.

a coon's age

many years, a dog's age We haven't been out to the coast in a coon's age. It's been years.

a crush on

sudden feeling of love or romance Judy has a crush on Tim. See the way she looks at him.

a fly on the wall

able to hear and see what a fly would see and hear I'd like to be a fly on the wall in the Judge's chambers.

a fool and his money are soon parted

"a fool will spend all his money quickly; easy come, easy go" After he had spent his fortune, he remembered this saying: A fool and his money are soon parted.

a foregone conclusion

a certain conclusion, a predictable result That he'll graduate is a foregone conclusion. He is a good student.

paste (something) on

1. To accomplish article stick assimilate addition or article with a aqueous adhesive. Go about and adhesive these posters on the walls. They went through the halls pasting craven accoutrement on the freshmen.2. To bang addition actual adamantine with one's fists, abnormally in the face. Almost consistently acclimated in the anatomy "paste one on (someone)." I pasted one on him afterwards his bawdy remark. She pasted one on the annoyance appropriate in the guy's eye.Learn more: on, paste

paste something on someone

1. Lit. to affix article to addition with adhesive or glue. We had to adhesive a mustache on her for the aftermost arena of the play. They pasted beards on themselves too.
2. Sl. to allegation addition with a crime. You can't adhesive that allegation on me! Max did it! The cops pasted a robbery allegation on Lefty "Fingers" Moran.
3. Sl. to acreage a draft on someone. (Learn added adhesive someone one.) If you do that again, I'll adhesive one on you. Max pasted a awful draft on Lefty's chin.Learn more: on, paste

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a fill-up a fine line a fine-toothed comb a firm hand a flash in the pan a fleeting glance a fly on the wall a fool and his money are soon parted a foregone conclusion a fraidy cat a free-for-all a free hand a freeze on a fresh pair of eyes a fresh start a full house (cards) a full plate