não ser de (se) jogar fora
English translation: (So-and-so) is a keeper.
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This (one) is a keeper Explanation: May come from fishing: https://forum.wordreference.com › ... › English Only Apr 26, 2017 — The phrase "...is a keeper" is best known to me as a term from fishing. There are laws and customs that prohibit the taking of certain fish .. Now it often - not always - refers to a romantic person. a keeper - Urban Dictionary https://www.urbandictionary.com › define › term=a kee... a term used to describe a guy that you love very much and plan to "keep", makes you laugh has the best personality funny cute and sexy keeper - Urban Dictionary https://www.urbandictionary.com › define › term=keeper Someone who would make better marriage material than baby momma material. Someone who you'd likely spend the rest of your life with if you found him or her. Other contexts: **It Is a Keeper**: Delicious & Easy to Make Family Friendly Recipes https://www.itisakeeper.com I'm a recipe creator and cookbook author that brings you tried and true recipes that are easy to make. Everything here has been tested and **deemed a “keeper” **... |
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10 hrs confidence: peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1is not one to be sniffed at (kept out of the beauty stakes) Explanation: as opposed to > 'not one to be sneezed at', 'to write home about' or '...make a man play away...' (be unfaithful). Example sentence(s):
Reference: http://www.englishexperts.com.br/forum/como-dizer-nao-ser-de... Reference: http://www.independent.ie/regionals/braypeople/news/top-tips... |
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ugly duckling Explanation: :) No reverso: algo que era feio, mas se transformou por algum encanto https://dictionary.reverso.net/english-definition/ugly duckl... -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 16 hrs (2023-02-26 15:11:26 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Pode ser que a tradução não seja, mas a ideia é essa |
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1 day 11 hrs confidence: peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1"she/he still got it" Explanation: It means that dispite not being at her/his prime, she/he still have some good qualities, like "she/he is not that useless/worthless". You can actually use "she/he is not that useless/worthless" as well, if you want to be more literal and less formal. |
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