Brazilian Idiomatic Expressions

To take the fall for something someone else does

Making a big deal out of something that’s really a small issue

Getting two things done with one action; "to kill two birds with one stone"

Everything is in your favor, it all just depends on you

Você está com a faca e o queijo na mão

To talk about a particular subject and fill the conversation with details and ideas that don't have the slightest importance

When someone says something that doesn't make any sense

Misfortune is easier when it happens to other people instead of us

There's no point in regretting something that has already happened and cannot be changed

Someone who flatters people in a higher position as a means of trying to get promotion or favor

Fake person; someone who pretends to be something they’re not

Working in a group is more productive than working alone

When someone is simply fed up and would like to throw everything away and give up

Someone who is fortunate but spends all of his/her time complaining