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.

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