Glossary entry

Portuguese term or phrase:

uma comédia sobre engolir ou não engolir sapos

English translation:

a comedy about taking it on the chin...or not

Added to glossary by Nick Taylor
Feb 20, 2013 18:31
11 yrs ago
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Portuguese term

uma comédia sobre engolir ou não engolir sapos

Portuguese to English Art/Literary Linguistics Sinopse de uma série de comédia
como dizer esta frase metafórica em inglês natural, coloquial?
Change log

Feb 25, 2013 16:30: Nick Taylor Created KOG entry

Proposed translations

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a comedy about taking it on the chin...or not

a comedy about taking it on the chin...or not
a comedy about choking on humble pie
Peer comment(s):

agree Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
30 mins
thanks Teresa
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7 mins

a comedy about eating crows

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8 mins

a comedy about whether or not to swallow an insult/take it lying down/lump it.

take it lying down, lump it swallow an insult


Explicação:
http://books.google.com/books?id=__n8tBKIO-IC&pg=PA203&lpg=P...
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14 mins

a comedy about whether or not to take the crap

or swallow this bitter pill

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http://www.sk.com.br/forum/display_message.php?message_id=11...
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6 hrs

A comedy about putting up with things or not . . .

Suggestion:

A comedy about putting up with it or not . . .
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