Como se diz isso em inglês?

A esperança é a última que morre

hope is the last one to die

Where there's life, there's hope

A grama do vizinho é sempre mais verde

the neighbor's grass is always greener

The grass is always greener on the other side

A mentira tem perna curta

the lie has short legs

Lies have short legs

A ocasião faz o ladrão

the occasion makes the thief

Opportunity makes the thief

A palavra é de prata, o silêncio é de ouro

the word is silver, silence is gold

Speech is silver, silence is golden

A pressa é inimiga da perfeição

haste is the enemy of perfection

Haste makes waste

A união faz a força

unity makes strength

Strength in numbers

A vaca foi pro brejo

the cow went to the swamp

Things went belly up

Abraçar o mundo

to hug the world

To bite off more than you can chew

Acabar em pizza

to end in pizza

To be swept under the rug

Acordar com o pé esquerdo

to wake up with the left foot

To wake up on the wrong side of the bed

Água mole em pedra dura, tanto bate até que fura

soft water on hard stone, it hits until it bores through

Constant dripping wears away the stone

Águas passadas não movem moinho

past waters don't turn the mill

It's water under the bridge

Amigos, amigos, negócios à parte

friends, friends, business aside

Business is business

Amor com amor se paga

love is paid with love

Love begets love

Andar na linha

to walk on the line

To toe the line

Antes só do que mal acompanhado

better alone than badly accompanied

Better alone than in bad company

Apertar o cinto

to tighten the belt

To tighten your belt

Arregaçar as mangas

to roll up your sleeves

To knuckle down

Baixar a bola

to lower the ball

To take it down a notch

Bater as botas

to hit the boots

To kick the bucket

Bater as metas

to hit the goals

To hit your targets

Bater cabeça

to bang heads

To spin your wheels

Bater na mesma tecla

to hit the same key

To harp on the same thing

Bater na trave

to hit the goalpost

To fall just short

Bater o martelo

to hit the hammer

To make the final call

Bater o pé

to stomp your foot

To put your foot down

Bater papo

to hit chat

To shoot the breeze

Botar a boca no mundo

to put your mouth in the world

To raise a stink

Botar a boca no trombone

to put your mouth on the trombone

To blow the whistle

Botar pra fora

to put it outside

To let it out

Cada cabeça, uma sentença

each head, one sentence

Different strokes for different folks

Cada coisa a seu tempo

each thing in its time

All in good time

Cada louco com sua mania

each madman with his obsession

Everyone has their quirks

Cada macaco no seu galho

each monkey on its own branch

To each their own

Cada um puxa a brasa pra sua sardinha

each one pulls the coals to their own sardine

Everyone looks out for number one

Cada um sabe onde o sapato aperta

each one knows where the shoe pinches

Only the wearer knows where the shoe pinches

Cair a ficha

the token falls

The penny dropped

Cair de boca

to fall in with the mouth

To dig in

Cair de cama

to fall out of bed

To be laid up sick

Cair de paraquedas

to fall by parachute

To be thrown in at the deep end

Cair na gandaia

to fall into revelry

To go out partying

Cair na real

to fall into the real

To face reality

Cair na rotina

to fall into the routine

To fall into a rut

Cair no colo

to fall in the lap

To fall into your lap

Caiu na rede é peixe

if it fell in the net, it's fish

All is fish that comes to the net

Cão que ladra não morde

a dog that barks doesn't bite

His bark is worse than his bite

Casa de ferreiro, espeto de pau

blacksmith's house, wooden skewer

The cobbler's children go barefoot

Cavalo dado não se olha os dentes

you don't check the teeth of a given horse

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth

Chorar as pitangas

to cry the pitangas

To cry me a river

Chorar de rir

to cry from laughing

To laugh until you cry

Chutar o balde

to kick the bucket

To throw caution to the wind

Chutar o pau da barraca

to kick the tent pole

To blow a fuse

Colocar a mão na massa

to put your hand in the dough

To roll up your sleeves

Colocar a mão no bolso

to put your hand in your pocket

To dig into your pocket

Colocar em pratos limpos

to put on clean plates

To set the record straight

Colocar lenha na fogueira

to put wood on the bonfire

To add fuel to the fire

Colocar minhoca na cabeça

to put worms in the head

To put ideas in your head

Colocar o pé na estrada

to put your foot on the road

To hit the road

Comer o pão que o diabo amassou

to eat the bread the devil kneaded

To go through hell

Como assim?

how like this?

What do you mean?

Comprar a ideia

to buy the idea

To buy into the idea

Comprar briga

to buy a fight

To pick a fight

Comprar gato por lebre

to buy a cat instead of a hare

To be sold a pig in a poke

Conta outra

tell another

Yeah, tell me another one

Correr atrás do prejuízo

to run after the loss

To play catch-up

Correr contra o relógio

to run against the clock

To race against the clock

Cumprir tabela

to fulfill the schedule

To go through the motions

Custar os olhos da cara

to cost the eyes of the face

To cost an arm and a leg

Cutucar a onça com vara curta

to poke the jaguar with a short stick

To poke the bear

Dar as caras

to give the faces

To show your face

Dar as cartas

to deal the cards

To call the shots

Dar bronca

to give a scolding

To tell off

Dar com os burros n'água

to reach the water with the donkeys

To fall flat

Dar conta do recado

to handle the message

To get the job done

Dar duro

to give hard

To work your tail off

Dar migué

to give a migué

To make excuses

Dar mole

to give soft

To let your guard down

Dar o ar da graça

to give the air of grace

To finally show up

Dar o braço a torcer

to give your arm to be twisted

To admit you were wrong

Dar o pontapé inicial

to give the initial kick

To kick things off

Dar o sangue

to give the blood

To give it your all

Dar o troco

to give the change

To get back at someone

Dar pra trás

to give to the back

To chicken out

Dar um baile

to give a dance

To run circles around someone

Dar um gás

to give a gas

To kick it up a notch

Dar um jeitinho

to give a little way

To find a workaround

Dar um perdido

to give a lost one

To ghost someone

Dar um puxão de orelha

to give an ear pull

To give a talking-to

Dar uma colher de chá

to give a teaspoon of tea

To cut someone some slack

Dar uma escapada

to give an escape

To sneak out for a bit

Dar uma mãozinha

to give a little hand

To lend a hand

De boas intenções o inferno está cheio

hell is full of good intentions

The road to hell is paved with good intentions

De grão em grão, a galinha enche o papo

grain by grain, the hen fills its crop

Every little bit helps

De pequenino se torce o pepino

you bend the cucumber while it's small

As the twig is bent, so grows the tree

Deitar e rolar

to lie down and roll

To have a field day

Deixa comigo

leave it with me

Leave it to me

Deixa pra lá

leave it for over there

Never mind

Deixar a desejar

to leave to desire

To leave something to be desired

Deixar rolar

to let it roll

To go with the flow

Depois da tempestade vem a bonança

after the storm comes the calm

Every cloud has a silver lining

Descascar o abacaxi

to peel the pineapple

To deal with a thorny problem

Deus ajuda quem cedo madruga

God helps those who rise early

The early bird catches the worm

Deus dá o frio conforme o cobertor

God gives the cold according to the blanket

God never gives you more than you can handle

Deus escreve certo por linhas tortas

God writes straight with crooked lines

Devagar com o andor que o santo é de barro

slow with the litter, the saint is made of clay

Easy does it

Devagar e sempre

slowly and always

Slow but sure

Devagar se vai ao longe

slowly one goes far

Slow and steady wins the race

Diga-me com quem andas e te direi quem és

tell me who you walk with and I'll tell you who you are

You're known by the company you keep

Dormir no ponto

to sleep at the bus stop

To miss the boat

Em boca fechada não entra mosca

no fly gets into a closed mouth

A closed mouth catches no flies

Emplacar

to license-plate it

To pull it off

Empurrar com a barriga

to push it with your belly

To keep putting it off

Encher a cara

to fill the face

To get wasted

Encher o saco

to fill the bag

To be a pain in the neck

Enfiar o rabo entre as pernas

to put your tail between your legs

To tuck your tail between your legs

Engolir sapo

to swallow a frog

To grin and bear it

Entrar de sola

to go in with the sole

To go in hard

Estar com a corda no pescoço

to be with the rope on the neck

To be under the gun

Estar com a corda toda

to be with all the rope

To be full of energy

Estar com a faca e o queijo na mão

to have the knife and the cheese in hand

To hold all the cards

Estar com a pulga atrás da orelha

to have a flea behind your ear

To smell a rat

Estar de bem com a vida

to be well with life

To be on top of the world

Estar de mãos atadas

to be with tied hands

To have your hands tied

Estar de olho gordo

to have a fat eye

To give the evil eye

Estar de ressaca

to be in the undertow

To be hungover

Estar de saco cheio

to have a full bag

To be fed up

Estar na corda bamba

to be on the loose rope

To walk a tightrope

Estar na pior

to be in the worst

To hit rock bottom

Estar nas nuvens

to be in the clouds

To be on cloud nine

Estar por baixo

to be underneath

To be down on your luck

Estar por fora

to be on the outside

To be out of the loop

Estar por um fio

to be by a thread

To hang by a thread

Fala sério!

talk serious!

You've got to be kidding!

Falar pelos cotovelos

to talk through the elbows

To talk someone's ear off

Farinha pouca, meu pirão primeiro

little flour, my porridge first

Every man for himself

Fazer as pazes

to make the peaces

To bury the hatchet

Fazer boca de siri

to make a crab mouth

To keep it under wraps

Fazer corpo mole

to make a soft body

To drag your feet

Fazer das tripas coração

to make heart out of guts

To move heaven and earth

Fazer figa

to make a fig

To cross your fingers

Fazer hora extra

to make extra hour

To work overtime

Fazer nas coxas

to do it on the thighs

To do a sloppy job

Fazer nome

to make a name

To make a name for yourself

Fazer serão

to do evening-work

To burn the midnight oil

Fazer tempestade em copo d'água

to make a storm in a glass of water

To make a mountain out of a molehill

Fazer vista grossa

to make a thick view

To turn a blind eye

Fechar negócio

to close business

To seal the deal

Fechar no azul

to close in the blue

To be in the black

Ficar a Deus dará

to be left to what God will give

To be left to fend for yourself

Ficar a ver navios

to be left watching ships

To be left empty-handed

Ficar de boca aberta

to stay with an open mouth

To be gobsmacked

Ficar de quatro

to be on all fours

To be blown away

Ficar em cima do muro

to stay on top of the wall

To sit on the fence

Ficar no prejuízo

to stay in the loss

To end up at a loss

Ficar no vácuo

to be in the vacuum

To be left on read

Ficar pistola

to become a pistol

To be pissed off

Ficar sem chão

to be left without a floor

To be devastated

Filho de peixe sabe nadar

son of a fish knows how to swim

It runs in the family

Filho de peixe, peixinho é

son of a fish is a little fish

The apple doesn't fall far from the tree

Ganhar o pão

to earn the bread

To bring home the bacon

Gato escaldado tem medo de água fria

a scalded cat fears cold water

Once bitten, twice shy

Homem prevenido vale por dois

a forewarned man is worth two

Forewarned is forearmed

Ir à falência

to go to bankruptcy

To go under

Ir com muita sede ao pote

to go to the pot with too much thirst

To jump the gun

Ir dormir com as galinhas

to sleep with the chickens

To go to bed early

Ir na onda

to go on the wave

To follow the crowd

Ir por água abaixo

to go by water below

To go down the drain

Ladrão que rouba ladrão tem cem anos de perdão

a thief who robs a thief gets a hundred years of pardon

There's honor among thieves

Levar bronca

to take a scolding

To get chewed out

Levar na esportiva

to take it sportingly

To be a good sport

Levar na flauta

to carry it on the flute

To not take it seriously

Levar para o lado pessoal

to take it to the personal side

To take it personally

Longe dos olhos, perto do coração

far from the eyes, near the heart

Absence makes the heart grow fonder

Mais vale prevenir do que remediar

it's worth more to prevent than to remedy

Prevention is better than cure

Mais vale um pássaro na mão do que dois voando

a bird in the hand is worth two flying

A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush

Manda a real

send the real

Give it to me straight

Matar a cobra e mostrar o pau

to kill the snake and show the stick

To put your money where your mouth is

Matar dois coelhos com uma cajadada

to kill two rabbits with one blow

To kill two birds with one stone

Meter a cara

to put the face in

To buckle down

Meter o bedelho

to stick your bedelho in

To stick your nose in

Meter os pés pelas mãos

to put your feet through your hands

To make a mess of it

Não adianta chorar sobre o leite derramado

No use crying over spilled milk

Não conte com o ovo dentro da galinha

don't count the egg inside the hen

Don't count your chickens before they hatch

Não é minha praia

not my beach

Not my cup of tea

Não medir esforços

to not measure efforts

To spare no effort

Não se faz omelete sem quebrar ovos

you don't make an omelet without breaking eggs

You can't make an omelet without breaking eggs

Não se pode agradar a gregos e troianos

you can't please Greeks and Trojans

You can't please everyone

Não ter papas na língua

to have no pap on the tongue

To not mince words

Nem me fala

don't even tell me

Tell me about it

Nem que a vaca tussa

not even if the cow coughs

When pigs fly

Nem tudo que balança cai

not everything that shakes falls

Down but not out

Nem tudo que reluz é ouro

All that glitters is not gold

Nem tudo são flores

not everything is flowers

It's not all sunshine and rainbows

Ninguém é de ferro

nobody is made of iron

Nobody's made of steel

O barato sai caro

the cheap comes out expensive

You get what you pay for

O hábito não faz o monge

the habit doesn't make the monk

Clothes don't make the man

O peixe morre pela boca

the fish dies by the mouth

Loose lips sink ships

O pior cego é o que não quer ver

the worst blind is the one who won't see

There's none so blind as those who will not see

O que não mata engorda

what doesn't kill fattens you

What doesn't kill you makes you stronger

O que os olhos não veem, o coração não sente

what the eyes don't see, the heart doesn't feel

Out of sight, out of mind

O seguro morreu de velho

the careful one died of old age

Better safe than sorry

O sol nasce para todos

the sun rises for everyone

The sun shines on everyone

Onde há fumaça, há fogo

Where there's smoke, there's fire

Pagar mico

to pay the monkey

To make a fool of yourself

Pagar o pato

to pay for the duck

To carry the can

Pagar para ver

to pay to see

To call someone's bluff

Papagaio come milho, periquito leva a fama

the parrot eats the corn, the parakeet gets the fame

One does the deed, another takes the blame

Para de enrolar

stop rolling it up

Stop beating around the bush

Passar batido

to pass beaten

To fly under the radar

Passar pano

to pass the cloth

To make excuses for someone

Passar recibo

to give a receipt

To give yourself away

Pau pra toda obra

wood for every job

A jack of all trades

Pau que nasce torto morre torto

a stick born crooked dies crooked

A leopard can't change its spots

Pé na jaca

foot in the jackfruit

To go overboard

Pegar leve

to grab it light

To take it easy

Pegar no batente

to grab the doorframe

To get down to work

Pendurar as chuteiras

to hang up the cleats

To hang up your boots

Perder a cabeça

to lose your head

To lose your head

Perder as estribeiras

to lose the stirrups

To fly off the handle

Perder o bonde

to miss the tram

To miss the boat

Perder o fio da meada

to lose the thread of the skein

To lose your train of thought

Pimenta nos olhos dos outros é refresco

pepper in other people's eyes is refreshing

It's easy to bear others' misfortunes

Pisar em ovos

to step on eggs

To walk on eggshells

Pisar na bola

to step on the ball

To drop the ball

Pode deixar

you can leave it

Consider it done

Pois é

well it is

Yeah, tell me about it

Pôr a mão no fogo

to put your hand in the fire

To vouch for someone

Pôr os pingos nos is

to put the dots on the i's

To dot the i's

Prestar contas

to render accounts

To be accountable

Procurar pelo em ovo

to look for hair in an egg

To split hairs

Puxar assunto

to pull a subject

To strike up a conversation

Puxar o tapete

to pull the rug

To pull the rug out from under someone

Quando a esmola é demais, o santo desconfia

when the alms are too much, the saint gets suspicious

When something seems too good to be true, be suspicious

Quando um não quer, dois não brigam

when one doesn't want to, two don't fight

It takes two to tango

Que papo é esse?

what chat is this?

What's this all about?

Que saudade!

what longing!

I miss it so much!

Quebrar o galho

to break the branch

To help out in a pinch

Queimar o filme

to burn the film

To throw someone under the bus

Quem ama o feio bonito lhe parece

who loves the ugly finds it pretty

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder

Quem cala consente

who stays silent consents

Silence gives consent

Quem canta seus males espanta

who sings scares their troubles away

Sing your troubles away

Quem espera desespera

who waits despairs

A watched pot never boils

Quem espera sempre alcança

who waits always reaches

Good things come to those who wait

Quem não arrisca, não petisca

who doesn't risk doesn't snack

Nothing ventured, nothing gained

Quem não chora não mama

who doesn't cry doesn't get to nurse

The squeaky wheel gets the grease

Quem não deve não teme

who owes nothing fears nothing

A clear conscience fears no accusation

Quem não tem cão caça com gato

who has no dog hunts with a cat

Make do with what you have

Quem procura acha

who searches finds

Seek and you shall find

Quem ri por último ri melhor

He who laughs last laughs best

Quem semeia vento colhe tempestade

who sows wind reaps storm

You reap what you sow

Quem tem boca vai a Roma

who has a mouth goes to Rome

Just ask and you'll get there

Quem tem padrinho não morre pagão

who has a godfather doesn't die a pagan

It's not what you know, it's who you know

Quem tem telhado de vidro não atira pedra no vizinho

who has a glass roof shouldn't throw stones at the neighbor

People who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones

Quem tudo quer, tudo perde

who wants everything loses everything

Grasp all, lose all

Quem vê cara não vê coração

who sees a face doesn't see a heart

You can't judge a book by its cover

Rachar a conta

to crack the bill

To split the bill

Rodar a baiana

to spin the baiana

To throw a fit

Roma não foi construída num dia

Rome wasn't built in a day

Roupa suja se lava em casa

dirty clothes are washed at home

Don't air your dirty laundry in public

Sai dessa

get out of this

Snap out of it

Sair do sério

to leave the serious

To lose your cool

Sair no lucro

to leave in the profit

To come out ahead

Sair no tapa

to go out in slaps

To come to blows

Sair pela culatra

to come out the breech

To backfire

Santo de casa não faz milagre

the household saint works no miracles

A prophet is not honored in his own land

Se amarrar

to tie yourself

To be really into it

Se garantir

to guarantee yourself

To hold your own

Se vira

turn yourself

Sort it out yourself

Segurar a barra

to hold the bar

To hold it together

Segurar as pontas

to hold the ends

To hold the fort

Segurar o choro

to hold the cry

To hold back tears

Segurar o rojão

to hold the firework

To weather the storm

Segurar vela

to hold the candle

To be the third wheel

Ser mão de vaca

to be a cow-hand

To be a penny-pincher

Ser pau mandado

to be a sent stick

To be a yes-man

Suar a camisa

to sweat the shirt

To put in the work

Tá de brincadeira?

are you playing?

Are you kidding me?

Tá de sacanagem

you're being dirty

You've got to be kidding

Tá ligado?

are you connected?

You know what I mean?

Tamo junto

we're together

I've got your back

Tapar o sol com a peneira

to cover the sun with a sieve

To bury your head in the sand

Ter jogo de cintura

to have waist play

To think on your feet

Tirar de letra

to take it by letter

To ace it

Tirar o cavalo da chuva

to take the horse out of the rain

Don't hold your breath

Tirar o pé da lama

to take your foot out of the mud

To get back on your feet

Tirar o pé do acelerador

to take your foot off the gas

To ease off

Tirar o time de campo

to take the team off the field

To back out

Tô nem aí

I'm not even there

I couldn't care less

Tocar o barco

to row the boat

To keep things going

Tomar chá de cadeira

to drink chair tea

To be kept waiting

Torrar a grana

to toast the money

To blow all your money

Trabalhar feito um condenado

to work like a convict

To work like a dog

Trabalhar por baixo dos panos

to work under the cloths

To work under the table

Um dia é da caça, outro do caçador

one day is the prey's, another the hunter's

Every dog has its day

Uma andorinha só não faz verão

One swallow doesn't make a summer

Uma mão lava a outra

one hand washes the other

You scratch my back, I'll scratch yours

Valeu!

it was worth it

Cheers! / Thanks!

Vamos que vamos

let's go that we go

Let's keep at it

Vaso ruim não quebra

a bad vase doesn't break

A bad penny always turns up

Vê se pode

see if it can

Can you believe it?

Vestir a camisa

to wear the shirt

To be a team player

Viajar na maionese

to travel in the mayonnaise

To be off the mark

Vira essa boca pra lá

turn that mouth over there

Bite your tongue!

Virar a noite

to turn the night

To pull an all-nighter