• Franquia: Deductible. “My car insurance policy has a five-hundred-dollar deductible.”
• Entrada: Down payment. “The down payment corresponds to ten percent of the total value of the house.”
• Passageiro clandestino: Stowaway. “Two stowaways were caught trying to enter the United States on a ship.”
• Fazer vista grossa: To turn a blind eye. “We can’t turn a blind eye to corruption anymore.”
• Morrer de rir: To laugh one’s head off. “I laughed my head off when I listened to the joke.”

EXPRESSIONS:

• Sem ressentimentos! –  No hard feelings!
• Os negócios estão melhorando – Business is picking up.
• Nunca o vi mais gordo – I don’t know him from Adam.
• Falar é fácil – Easier said than done.
• É por minha conta! – My treat!
• É por conta da casa! – It’s on the house!

Exercise 2:

Mark the alternative that completes the sentences CORRECTLY:

1- A- Let’s go out for a beer.

    B- Sorry, I can’t. I’m broke.

    A- Don’t worry. It’s…….

a- my turn                 b- my treat                 c- my bill

2-They got divorced last year but they’re still friends.No…

a- hard feelings      b- resentment                 c- bad feelings

3-Peter said he would help us with the report but he didn’t.

Easier said than___________.

    a- made                   b- accomplished                 c- done

4-Do you know Jane’s boyfriend?

I________________________.

a- I haven’t seen him fatter   b- I don’t know him from Adam       c-I’ve never seen him thinner

5- After so many years of financial crisis, business is finally ____________.

a- picking up           b- getting well           c- getting fine