Vocabulary : Cheer up!

Asking about a problem

• What's the matter?
• What's wrong?
• Is there anything wrong?
• Is there anything I can do?
• Can I help you in any way?
• What's up?

Describing a problem

• Oh! it's nothing.
• It's nothing serious.
• Oh! it's just that ...
• I've just had some bad news.
• I've just found out that ...
• I've decided that ...
• I've just been told that ...

Trying to cheer someone up

• Come one, it isn't that bad.
• It could be a lot worse.
• It isn't all that bad in the whole scheme of things.
• Come on, just look on the bright side, you could have ...
• Every cloud has a silver lining.
• Nothing lasts forever.
• There are plenty more fish in the sea.
• It's not all doom and gloom.
• Worse things happen at sea.
• Get over it! Just count your blessings.

The future's looking brighter

• We've turned the corner.
• There's a light at the end of the tunnel.
• Things can only get better.
• It can't get any worse.
• I think we've been through the worst of it.

Fonte: http://www.falibo.com

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Common Expressions : As cool as a cucumber

The expression we'll look at this episode is : As cool as a cucumber

To be as cool as a cucumber is to be very calm, unruffled and in control of your feelings and emotions.

When everything seems to thumb down , you stay relaxed .. always as cool as a cucumber.

Somtimes, it means that you're doing well.

Let's see some examples :

- "I ... cool as a cucumber could see The rest of woman kind."  John Gay's Poem

- How you doing ? - I'm as cool as a cucumber !

Fonte: http://www.falibo.com

Acts of Violence

Bully

If strong people "bully" a weaker person, the strong people hurt the weaker person emotionally or physically.
"They were bullying the new girl at school."

Choke

If A "chokes" B, A tries to stop B from breath ing by applying pressure to B's windpipe (the tube that takes air from your mouth into your body when you breathe) .
"She was so angry that she started to choke him!"

Elbow

To "elbow" someone means to use your elbows to hit someone or push them away from you .
"She elbowed the woman out ofthe way."

Intimidate

If A "intimidates" B, A uses his/her strength or power to frighten B.
"I felt intimated by him!"

Knee

If you "knee" someone, you bring your leg up in a quick motion so that your knee hits the other person.
"Mark showed Paul how to knee someone."

Poke (in the eye)

If A "pokes" B in the eye, A puts a finger in B's eye.
"He accidently poked me in the eye."

Shove / Push

If you "shove" someone, you use force to move them .
"I had to push and shove to get on the train."

Shout abuse

If someone "shouts abuse" at you, they speak loudly and angrily and say rude words.
"He was shouting abuse at us."

Stab

If A "stabs" B, A puts a knife into B.
"My friend was stabbed in the leg."

Strangle

lf A "strangles" B, A puts their hands around B's neck and applies pressure.
"She strangled me."

Fonte:

http://www.falibo.com/video/2012/Acts-of-Violence

Slangs [Gírias]: CHILL

Slangs é uma linguagem de rua, gírias propriamente dito. Quem estuda inglês com certeza se deparou com alguma palavra que naquele momento não fazia sentido. Vamos ver alguns exemplos de Slangs com a palavra CHILL. Exemplos: Chill Out!, Let's chill, I'm Just chillin', He is chill, I'm chilly.

Lembrem-se que Slangs é totalmente informal, não é educado. É usado para conversar com amigos, conhecidos, etc. 

• CHILL OUT! [Calm down] [Relaxe!, Fica Frio]
• LET'S CHILL. [Let's hang out] [ Vamos sair, dar um rolê]
• I'M JUST CHILLIN'. [I'm relaxing] [Estou só relaxando, curtindo, sem nada para fazer]
• HE'S CHILL. [He is cool] [Ele é legal, bacana, da hora]
• I'M CHILLY. [I'm chilly] [Eu sou legal, bacana, da hora] 

Cuidado porque se for dizer ele é legal HE'S CHILL, Se for dizer Eu sou legal é I'M CHILLY.