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"waiting for the other shoe to drop"

15:27 Nov 17, 2011
English to Portuguese translations [Non-PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature / Expressões idiomáticas
English term or phrase: "waiting for the other shoe to drop"
"They may be very good at their jobs, as experts, but they are always waiting for the other shoe to drop: a stiletto that will pierce their self-esteem, a boot that will squash their morale, or a flip-flop that will slap them down for their spirit."

Olá a todos! Sei que a expressão "waiting for the other shoe to drop" no texto acima significa "esperando pelo pior", mas gostaria de algumas sugestões de outras expressões idiomáticas em português que eu poderia usar para manter a riqueza do texto nas comparações que vêm a seguir. Não precisa ser necessariamente relacionado a sapatos, mas alguma outra metáfora. Ideias? Sugestões?

Obrigada!
Maria Thereza Moss
Brazil
Local time: 20:26


Summary of answers provided
3 +1ficar com pé atrás
Susana Alves
4antecipando o pior
Nick Taylor
4sempre à espera do pior
Leonor Machado
3estão sempre preparados para levar uma rasteira
Adriana Maciel
3antecipando o sapato apertar
Mari Goes


  

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estão sempre preparados para levar uma rasteira


Explanation:
talvez funcione...

Adriana Maciel
Brazil
Local time: 20:26
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Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 104
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ficar com pé atrás


Explanation:
parece-me boa, porque também significa desconfiança, mas não tenho sugestões para as metáforas que seguem.

Susana Alves
Portugal
Local time: 23:26
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese

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antecipando o pior


Explanation:
antecipando o pior

Nick Taylor
Local time: 00:26
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sempre à espera do pior


Explanation:
Sug

Leonor Machado
Local time: 00:26
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antecipando o sapato apertar


Explanation:
Não é exatamente uma expressão idiomática (pelo menos não oficial) mas na minha opinião, você deveria usar algo relacionado com a imagem de sapatos. Observe que as expressões seguintes usam esta imagem como metáfora: stiletto, boots e flip-flop

Mari Goes
Local time: 01:26
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Native speaker of: Portuguese
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