Can express ideas and opinions without much searching for expressions, using idiomatic expressions appropriately
Idiomatic fluency
Vocabulary
to get down to business — deitar mãos ao assunto
Enough beating about the bush; let's get down to business.
Basta de rodear o assunto; vamos deitar mãos ao trabalho.a wild and uncalled-for addition — cair que nem ginjas
That comment was to the discussion.
Aquele comentário caiu que nem ginjas na discussão.to have the patience of a saint — ter paciências de santo
The teacher has the patience of a saint with the slower students.
A professora tem paciências de santo com os alunos mais lentos.to know what one is talking about — saber do que fala
When he talks about fishing, he knows what he is talking about.
Quando fala de pesca, sabe do que fala.to dig into one's memory — puxar da memória
He dug into his memory for the names of all the old songs.
Puxou da memória os nomes de todas as canções antigas.in no time at all — em dois tempos
He solved the problem .
Resolveu o problema em dois tempos.
Grammar
Idiomatic colloquial patterns for fluent speech
Deploying fixed colloquial phrases that carry attitude while maintaining naturalness, such as 'now you're talking' and 'that's done the trick'
- Now you're talking: that sounds like a real party.
- That's done the trick nicely.
Cultural notes
British conversation uses understatement and formulaic idioms to soften or intensify attitude; idiomatic fluency signals in-group membership, and masters choose the fixed form the situation evokes.