querer ser mico de circo

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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Literally, to want to be a circus monkey.

Verb

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querer ser mico de circo (first-person singular present quero ser mico de circo, first-person singular preterite quis ser mico de circo, past participle querido ser mico de circo)

  1. (idiomatic) to eat one's hat (used to express disbelief about a proposition)
    Synonyms: comer o chapéu, dar a mão à palmatória