Chutar o balde
Meaning: To stop caring and let everything go — unlike the English, nobody dies.
Language: Portuguese
Literally: To kick the bucket
Category: Daily Life
Origin: Brazilian farm image: the milker who kicks over the full pail abandons the whole tiresome job in one glorious gesture.
More idioms — Daily Life
- Etekleri zil çalıyor — To be visibly bursting with joy.
- Å være ute og sykle — To be completely mistaken or to have no idea what you're talking about.
- At tisse i bukserne for at holde varmen — A quick fix that makes the problem worse soon after.
- Heittää lusikka nurkkaan — To die.
- Olla pipo kireällä — To be uptight, grumpy or in a foul mood.
- Mít kliku — To be lucky.
More Portuguese idioms
- Enfiar o pé na jaca — To overdo it wildly, especially with food or drink.
- Pisar na bola — To mess up or let someone down.
- Encher linguiça — To pad something out with filler to take up space or time.
- Nem que a vaca tussa — No way; under no circumstances.
- Tirar o cavalo da chuva — To give up on an expectation.
- Pagar mico — To embarrass yourself publicly.
From our compliments & insults
- És uma joia — You're a gem — a precious, lovely person.
- Cabeça de alho chocho — A forgetful scatterbrain whose thoughts won't stay put.
- Você é um amor — You're a sweetheart — warm, caring, and impossible not to like.