Expressões em Inglês a respeito de amizades e relacionamentos
birds of a feather flock together | If two people are birds of a feather, they are very similar in many ways, so they naturally spend time together. No wonder they get on well. They're birds of a feather! |
build bridges | If a person builds bridges between opposing groups, they help them to cooperate and understand each other better. A mediator is trying to build bridges between the local community and the owners of the new plant. |
cut loose | If someone cuts loose or is cut loose, they stop being influenced or controlled by another person or group. He's thirty years old and still hasn't cut loose from his family. |
see eye to eye with someone | If you see eye to eye with somebody, you agree with them. I'm glad we see eye to eye on the choice of colour scheme. |
fair-weather friend | Someone who acts as a friend when times are good, and is not there when you are in trouble, is called a fair-weather friend. I thought I could count on Bill, but I've discovered he's just a fair-weather friend. |
get on like a house on fire | Two people who get on like a house on fire have similar interests and quickly become good friends. As soon as Sarah met her brother's girlfriend, they got on like a house on fire. |
get a raw deal | If you say that some has got a raw deal, you think they have been treated unfairly or badly. |
go with the flow | If you go with the flow, you follow the general tendency and go along with whatever happens. When my colleagues organise an office party, I just go with the flow. |
good walls make good neighbours | This expression means that respecting one another's privacy helps create a good relationship between neighbours. We try not to disturb the people next door. Good walls make good neighbours! |
play gooseberry | If you play gooseberry, you join or accompany two people who have a romantic relationship and want to be alone. They invited me to join them but I didn't want to play gooseberry. |
herding cats | This expression refers to the difficulty of coordinating a situation which involves people who all want to act independently. Organizing an outing for a group of people from different countries is like herding cats! |
be an item | To say that two people are an item means that they are involved in a romantic relationship. So Sally and Harry are an item, are they? |
know someone inside out | If you know someone inside out, you know them very well. Sue and Anne have been friends since childhood. They know each other inside out. |
friends in high places | If you know important or influential people in business or government, you have friends in high places. He wouldn't have succeeded without help from friends in high places. |
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