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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