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pisar na bola
🇧🇷 Portuguese slang from Brazil
What does “pisar na bola” mean?
to mess up, to let someone down
Example
“Você pisou na bola quando esqueceu meu aniversário.”
You really messed up when you forgot my birthday.
Good to know
From football: stepping on the ball and tripping.
Who you can say it to
Fine with anyone
🫂 Friends
The textbook way to say it: decepcionar alguém
🤦 How other countries say “to mess up, to let someone down”
- 🇵🇹 meter águaPortugal
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