carta branca
Meaning: complete freedom to act without restrictions or needing approval.
Language: Portuguese
Literally: white paper
Category: Daily Life
Origin: From the historical practice of granting a blank signed document, literally a white (blank) paper, that could be filled in at the recipient's discretion.
More idioms — Daily Life
- de vez em nunca — very rarely; almost never.
- cuspir no prato que comeu — to betray or show ingratitude toward someone who has helped you.
- a fio — uninterruptedly or continuously without stopping.
- 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.
More Portuguese idioms
- arrastar pela lama — to publicly humiliate or damage someone's reputation.
- sem tamanho — enormous, immensely large.
- 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.