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16:44 Mar 27, 2012 |
Portuguese to English translations [PRO] Slang | |||||||
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| Selected response from: Melissa Mann Brazil Local time: 05:57 | ||||||
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Well, I'm not all right Jack Explanation: Rather than "I'm all right jack" meaning the world is going to Hell, but I'm OK |
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but I'm [just] not buying it / but I [just] don't by it Explanation: They say [the event/object]'s good (or any positive adjective), but I [just] don't buy it. |
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but "something is rotten in the state of Denmark" Explanation: I think it means that everyone is great but (the truth is) my hat is gone/ has been stolen. Hope it helps! |
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something smells fishy here Explanation: Only nice people, but something smells fishy here... smell fishy (informal) -if a situation or an explanation smells fishy, it causes you to think that someone is being dishonest -seem suspicious Reference: http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/smell+fishy |
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