Chorar de barriga cheia
Meaning: To complain when you have nothing to complain about.
Language: Portuguese
Literally: To cry on a full belly
Category: Body & Senses
Origin: Weeping though well-fed and comfortable pictures ungrateful grumbling over trifles.
More idioms — Body & Senses
- Положить зубы на полку (Polozhit' zuby na polku) — To go hungry; to tighten your belt.
- 顔から火が出る (kao kara hi ga deru) — To burn with embarrassment.
- 발 벗고 나서다 (bal beotgo naseoda) — To throw yourself into helping wholeheartedly.
- Met de mond vol tanden staan — To be tongue-tied and lost for words.
- Μασάω τα λόγια μου — To mumble and not speak plainly.
- नाक रगड़ना (nāk ragaṛnā) — To grovel and beg humbly.
More Portuguese idioms
- volta e meia — Occasionally or now and then.
- fora do armário — To reveal a secret identity or hidden truth, especially regarding sexual orientation or p…
- nada a ver — Nonsense or absurdity; something that makes no sense.
- virar bicho — To become extremely angry or enraged.
- unha e carne — Extremely close or inseparable; bound together in an intimate connection.
- morde e assopra — A cycle of conflict and reconciliation; repeated fighting followed by making peace.
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.