Sentence examples of "man of straw" in English
Esteban is a man of superhuman height—almost a giant!
Estêvão tem uma altura sobre-humana - é quase um gigante!
The traffic accident deprived the young man of his sight.
O acidente de trânsito tirou do jovem a sua visão.
Any man who can drive safely while kissing a pretty lady is simply not giving the kiss the attention it deserves.
Qualquer homem capaz de conduzir com prudência enquanto beija uma garota bonita simplesmente não está prestando tanta atenção no beijo como este merece.
It was bad enough that he usually came to work late, but coming in drunk was the last straw, and I'm going to have to let him go.
Já era ruim o bastante que ele normalmente chegasse atrasado ao serviço, mas vir trabalhar bêbado foi a última gota d'água, e vou ter de demiti-lo.
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