Lost in Literal

🇵🇹 Portuguese, taken literally

Boi de piranha

Literally

a piranha ox

What it really means

the sacrificial lamb; the one thrown to the wolves

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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 branchDar bola (para)to give ball