a emenda sair pior que o soneto

== Portuguese == === Etymology === The phrase originated from the Portuguese poet Manuel Maria Barbosa du Bocage (1765-1805). === Pronunciation === === Verb === a emenda sair pior que o soneto (impersonal, third-person singular present a emenda sai pior que o soneto, third-person singular preterite a emenda saiu pior que o soneto, past participle a emenda saído pior que o soneto) (figuratively, usually in the preterite) the cure is worse than the disease (the solution to a problem produces a worse net result) ==== Conjugation ==== === References ===