a fio
Meaning: uninterruptedly or continuously without stopping.
Language: Portuguese
Literally: at thread
Category: Daily Life
Origin: The image is of thread unwinding smoothly without breaking or tangling.
More idioms — Daily Life
- comprar briga — to intentionally provoke a quarrel or confrontation with someone.
- nascer em berço de ouro — to be born into wealth and privilege; to come from a rich family.
- colocar o carro à frente dos bois — To have the wrong priorities or do things in the wrong order.
- descer a lenha — To harshly criticize or scold someone severely.
- altura do campeonato — at a critical or decisive moment in an event or competition.
- pegar o jeito — to learn how to do something; to acquire skill or proficiency.
More Portuguese idioms
- há algo de podre no reino da Dinamarca — something is deeply wrong or suspicious, though the truth may be hidden.
- ombro a ombro — On equal terms, standing together as peers.
- do dia para a noite — Very suddenly or extremely quickly.
- vaca sagrada — Something so valued or protected that it cannot be criticized, changed, or harmed.
- morrer de rir — To laugh very hard or uproariously.
- dar-se conta — to realize or come to understand something.
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