ao fim e ao cabo
Meaning: After everything is considered; ultimately; in the final analysis.
Language: Portuguese
Literally: at the end and at the tail
Category: Daily Life
Origin: Origin uncertain; the redundant phrasing with 'end' and 'tail' emphasizes reaching the absolute conclusion of a matter.
More idioms — Daily Life
- sujo falando do mal lavado — Hypocritical criticism from someone guilty of the same fault being criticized.
- pôr os pontos nos is — To clarify a matter by spelling out details explicitly.
- hoe de vork in de steel zit — to understand the real situation or hidden mechanics of something.
- over de brug komen — to hand over money or pay what is owed.
- met de Franse slag — to do something in a careless, sloppy, or half-finished manner.
- van de oude stempel — old-fashioned or adhering to outdated styles and ways of thinking.
More Portuguese idioms
- fazer uma tempestade num copo de água — To make an excessive fuss over something trivial.
- dar um tiro no pé — To harm oneself through one's own actions; to undermine one's own interests.
- Engolir sapos — To put up with unpleasant things without complaining.
- Pagar o pato — To take the blame for something you didn't do.
- Descascar o abacaxi — To solve a very difficult, thorny problem.
- Empurrar com a barriga — To procrastinate; to keep delaying something.
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