Lost in Literal

🇵🇹 Portuguese, taken literally

Dar bola (para)

Literally

to give ball

What it really means

To pay attention to — or to be into someone romantically.

"ela não me dá bola" — she's not interested in me

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Portuguese, taken literally

Estar com a pulga atrás da orelhato have a flea behind the earDar um jeitinhoto give a little wayCair a fichathe token fallsEncher linguiçato stuff sausageQuebrar o galhoto break the branchPisar na bolato step on the ball