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Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings | | Portuguese term or phrase: augering into the mountainside | | In the late nineties, he had suffered a series of health problems, including ulcerative colitis, high blood pressure, and depression. “I was augering into the mountainside,” he told me. Two years later, he was cured. |
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| | eu estava mais para lá do que para cá | Explanation:
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Note added at 29 mins (2011-05-05 11:43:27 GMT)
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Que eu saiba, esta expressão em inglês não é muito usada, para ser sincera eu nunca tinha ouvido esta expressão mas eu pensei que o(a) colega queria um equivalente em português... |
| Selected response from:
  Lídia Carney
United Kingdom
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