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 — To go hungry; to tighten your belt.
• 顔から火が出る — To burn with embarrassment.
• 발 벗고 나서다 — 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 — 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.

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