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Idiomatic Expressions

*** Add Fuel to the Fire

"I would like to do something to help, but I don't want to add fuel to the fire."

Imagine that you saw a friend of yours that is married kissing another woman. This woman is your wife's best friend . When you get back home  your wife is offering a cup of tea to your friend and his wife. So , during the conversation your wife says: " Sabrina has just called me saying that she is coming to visit us. She has good news to tell us.  I invited your friend and his wife to join us for dinner" . You look at your friend trying to slip him a note but he didn't realize that Sabrina is the girl he was kissing.  You call him privately and advert him about the danger. Your friend says: " We would love to know Sabrina but we better call it a day". Your wife replies adding fuel to the fire: " You already know Sabrina but your wife doesn't " 

In Brazil this expression goes like this: Colocar lenha na fogueira.

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*** Out of the blue


"Why did she do that?" Answer: "I have no idea. It was completely out of the blue."

In this expression the word 'blue" has anything with the color or the feeling but the surprise. We don't know what the girl did but we are sure that nobody expected that. It was suddenly. Without a signal or something like that.

In  Brazil, we use another expression : "do nada, sem mais nem menos"

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*** One for the road


"Bartender- I'll have one more beer for the road."

When you ask a drink for the road it means that you are going to drink the last drink of the day. In other words you will drink it and take the road! 

In Brazil there's a law that forbid a driver to drink before driving. Most of drivers disobey this law and because of that so many accidents happen in our streets and a great deal of people lose their lives. 

Brazilian use an expression that its similar to a "pit-stop". You drink and go. We call it "saideira"

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*** Better Late than never

"Sorry I was late for the meeting today; I got stuck in traffic." Answer: "That's okay; better late than never."

Nobody likes to get late for a meeting or important appointment. The most important thing in this kind of situation is telling the truth and be present even a little late. Your presence shows that you overcame the obstacle and really believe the meeting and people are important.

In portuguese we use the same expression that means: Antes tarde do que nunca