Podcast Inglês Online

Podcast: Cool as a cucumber

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Hi, everybody.  Hoje eu falo sobre os idioms do inglês cool as a cucumber, free as a bird, hot as fire e mais. Transcrição Hi, everybody. This episode of the Inglês Online podcast is brought to you by iTalki, the convenient, affordable way to get personalised instruction with a native teacher. Click the link on this episode's page to buy one class for your specific learning needs and get another one free. Please download our Android app or leave a comment about this podcast at the iTunes store. Thank you very much and enjoy the podcast! Today let's take a look at a number of expressions that use an object or an animal to emphasise a quality. For example, cool as a cucumber. "Cool" here means cool-headed, or someone who can keep their cool even when they're under a bit of pressure, or stress. I like this idiom; I find it funny - I mean, it says that someone is cool as a... cucumber. And of course, I get it, cucumbers feel pretty fresh and cool, but it still sounds funny. So, for example, you might say th