nascer em berço de ouro
Meaning: to be born into wealth and privilege; to come from a rich family.
Language: Portuguese
Literally: to be born in a cradle of gold
Category: Daily Life
Origin: The image contrasts an ordinary cradle with one made of precious metal, picturing the comfort and advantage of inherited wealth.
More idioms — Daily Life
- colocar o carro à frente dos bois — To have the wrong priorities or do things in the wrong order.
- descer a lenha — To harshly criticize or scold someone severely.
- altura do campeonato — at a critical or decisive moment in an event or competition.
- pegar o jeito — to learn how to do something; to acquire skill or proficiency.
- dar-se conta — to realize or come to understand something.
- botar defeito — to criticize something excessively or find fault where none reasonably exists.
More Portuguese idioms
- ombro a ombro — On equal terms, standing together as peers.
- do dia para a noite — Very suddenly or extremely quickly.
- vaca sagrada — Something so valued or protected that it cannot be criticized, changed, or harmed.
- morrer de rir — To laugh very hard or uproariously.
- forçar a barra — to push beyond reasonable limits; to insist or persist too aggressively.
- sair ganhando — to benefit or profit from a situation; to come out ahead.
From our compliments & insults
- 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.
- Cabeça de alho chocho — A forgetful scatterbrain whose thoughts won't stay put.