tirar o cavalo da chuva
التعريفات والمعاني
== Portuguese ==
=== Alternative forms ===
tirar o cavalinho da chuva
=== Etymology ===
Literally, “to move the (little) horse away from the rain”.
=== Phrase ===
tirar o cavalo da chuva (first-person singular present tiro o cavalo da chuva, first-person singular preterite tirei o cavalo da chuva, past participle tirado o cavalo da chuva)
(idiomatic) to not hold one's breath
Synonym: esperar sentado
==== Usage notes ====
Usually used with the verb poder:
=== Further reading ===
“tirar o cavalo da chuva”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026