Enfiar o pé na jaca
Meaning: To overdo it wildly, especially with food or drink.
Language: Portuguese
Literally: To stick your foot in the jackfruit
Category: Food & Drink
Origin: Originally pé no jacá, the wicker basket on a mule — a drunk rider's foot punched through it; the jackfruit took over by sound.
More idioms — Food & Drink
- Iets voor een appel en een ei kopen — To get something for next to nothing.
- Een appeltje met iemand te schillen hebben — To have a bone to pick with someone.
- Musztarda po obiedzie — Too late to be of any use.
- Rzucać grochem o ścianę — To plead with someone who will not listen.
- 국수를 먹다 (Guksu-reul meokda) — To attend a wedding — or, asked as a question, when will you marry?
- حط في بطنك بطيخة صيفي (ḥuṭṭ fī baṭnak baṭīkha ṣayfī) — Relax completely; do not worry about a thing.
More Portuguese idioms
- 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.
- Procurar pelo em ovo — To nitpick over nothing.