To be on LAST LEGS - Expressão Idiomática

12/julho/2011

O que é "To be on LAST LEGS"? Veja se identifica no texto abaixo.

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Is he on his last legs? Murdoch in meltdown as shares plummet, BSkyB deal is shelved, and shareholders sue

Rupert Murdoch’s media empire today risked implosion amid claims he could abandon his British newspapers over the phone hacking scandal.

The embattled News Corp boss may sell his three remaining national titles after accusations were made against The Sun and the Sunday Times.

Lending weight to the claim, Mr Murdoch’s other tightly-controlled paper, The Times, reported that ‘City analysts asked whether News Corps could walk away’.

This afternoon News Corp launched a $5billion shares buyback, artificially bolstering the value of the company after days of losses.

Struggling: Rupert Murdoch with his personal trainer, left, and bodyguard in Kensington Gardens in London today

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Fonte:http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2013690/Rupert-Murdoch-meltdown-BSkyB-deal-shelved-shareholders-sue.html#ixzz1Rv0O2bAP

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be on your last legs
1. (informal) to be going to die soon It looks as if her grandfather's on his last legs now.
2. (informal) to be very tired, especially after a lot of physical activity or work I'd just done fifteen miles and I was on my last legs.

HOT AND HEAVY - Expressão Idiomática

09/julho/2011

O que é HOT AND HEAVY? Veja no texto abaixo e nas suas definições.

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"Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez Pregnancy Scare

Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez have gotten so hot and heavy together, their friends and families fear the worst — that an accidental pregnancy could derail the teen lovebirds’ careers."

[http://www.okmagazine.com/- em 09/jul/2011]

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HOT AND HEAVY:

1. Fig. referring to serious passion or emotions;

2. if something or someone is hot and heavy, they are full of strong emotions or sexual feelings;

3. full of very strong feelings.

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