Halloween

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Many people around the world celebrate Halloween, which occurs annually on October 31. It is also known as All Hallows’ Eve and is the day before All Saints’ Day. Costume parties are held and many children go trick-or-treating around this time of the year.
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Halloween

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Put on a brave face

From: http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/language/2013/03/130307_todays_phrase_put_on_a_brave_face.shtml

Nature-inspired costumes are always popular with children in a parade for the Caracol festival in Makati city in the Philippines. Photo: Romeo Ranoco/Reuters

Today's Phrase

If you 'put on a brave face' it means you are trying to make people think that you are happy when in fact you are not.

Examples:

Mary didn't get the promotion she was expecting. But she put on a brave face and went to the office party.

The athletes put on a brave face when they left the stadium, where the team had suffered its worst defeat in ten years.

Take note

The expression 'two-faced' is used to describe people who say pleasant things about someone when he/she is around - and bad things about the person when they are not there.

Example:

Frederick is two-faced. He keeps telling me he loves my work, while he says to my colleagues that he thinks I should be sacked.

Interesting fact

The Philippines - a Spanish colony for more than three centuries and named after a 16th Century Spanish king - was taken over by the US in the early 20th Century. Spanish and American influences remain strong, especially in terms of language, religion and government.

Hallway / Entrada

That's an easy and cheap way to assemble a cozy hallway: wooden boxes and hangers to organize your stuff; some plants to make it more pleasant!  From www.lizmarieblog.com.
Essa é uma ideia fácil e barata para montar uma entrada aconchegante: caixotes de madeira e ganchos para organizar suas coisas; plantas para torná-la mais agradável! Do www.lizmarieblog.com.

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