querer ser mico de circo
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Literally, “to want to be a circus monkey”.
Verb
[edit]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)
- (idiomatic) to eat one's hat (used to express disbelief about a proposition)
- Synonyms: comer o chapéu, dar a mão à palmatória