arrastar pela lama
Meaning: to publicly humiliate or damage someone's reputation.
Language: Portuguese
Literally: to drag through the mud
Category: Nature
Origin: The image pictures mud as a degrading substance; dragging someone through it visually renders their honor soiled.
More idioms — Nature
- do dia para a noite — Very suddenly or extremely quickly.
- olho da tempestade — A moment of unexpected calm or peace in the middle of chaos or crisis.
- fazer uma tempestade num copo de água — To make an excessive fuss over something trivial.
- in het water vallen — for a plan or undertaking to fail or fall through.
- in de kiem smoren — To nip something in the bud; to stop a problem before it grows.
- vuur met vuur bestrijden — to counter a harmful action using the same method or intensity.
More Portuguese idioms
- sem tamanho — enormous, immensely large.
- a fio — uninterruptedly or continuously without stopping.
- comprar briga — to intentionally provoke a quarrel or confrontation with someone.
- há algo de podre no reino da Dinamarca — something is deeply wrong or suspicious, though the truth may be hidden.
- 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.
From our compliments & insults
- Você é um amor — You're a sweetheart — warm, caring, and impossible not to like.
- Você tem muita garra — You have fierce, relentless determination — you claw your way through any obstacle.
- És uma joia — You're a gem — a precious, lovely person.