- Expressions (expressões) – Call it quits
- Expressions (expressões) – Get over it
- Expressions (Expressões) – Knock off
- Expressions (expressões) – Go Bananas
- Expressions (expressões) – Spill the Beans
- Expressions (expressões) – Ants in Your Pants
- Expressions (expressões) – Fishy
- Expressions (expressões) – Kill Two Birds with One Stone
- Expressions (expressões) – Piece of Cake
- Expressions (expressões) – Dog Eat Dog
(English, like most other languages, is full of expressions that don’t really make sense when translated. This series will explore some of the different, popular expressions used in English to help any speaker improve their vocabulary.)
The next few expressions are all going to deal with food terms. English loves to use food and animals in the expressions, even when the meaning isn’t actually related to the food.
The first food expression is “Go bananas.” To go bananas means to go completely wild or crazy. This can be either positive or negative. Also, it is possible to use the verb in the past – “went bananas” The closest English to Portuguese translation is “ficar louco.”
Examples:
Mark went bananas when he found out that Susan was cheating on him. (negative)
My dog goes bananas every time he sees food! (neutral)
If I win the lottery, I will go bananas! (positive)
