Tirar o pai da forca

Meaning: Said of something done in frantic urgency.

Language: Portuguese

Literally: To take your father off the gallows

Category: Daily Life

Origin: Usually ironic; rushing as if to save your father from hanging pictures a haste rarely warranted.

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