| Formas compostas: |
| Inglês | Português |
| banker's order n | (pay order, banker's cheque) (tornar-se hostil) | voltar-se contra expres v |
| boomerang vi | US, figurative (backfire: on sb) (gíria) | sair pela culatra expres v |
| voltar-se contra vp + prep |
| Ian called the police, pretending to have committed a crime, but the prank boomeranged when they showed up to arrest him. |
| boomerang on sb vi | US, figurative (backfire on) (gíria) | sair pela culatra expres v |
| voltar-se contra vp + prep |
| Jessica made one silly mistake and her plan boomeranged on her. |
| reach for sth vtr phrasal insep | figurative (turn to, resort to) (voltar-se para, recorrer a) | recorrer a loc v |
| voltar-se para loc v |
| Instead of apologising for his mistakes, Don always reaches for excuses. |
| turn against sb vi + prep | figurative (become hostile to) (tornar-se hostil com) | voltar-se contra loc v |
| virar-se contra loc v |
| The dog inexplicably turned against his owner and had to be put down. |
| turn on sb vtr phrasal insep | (become hostile to) | voltar-se contra expres v |
| We were getting along well and then suddenly he turned on me. |
| Estávamos nos dando bem, e então de repente ele se voltou contra mim. |
