Phrase · 🎶 Cultural references & allusions

Deu zebra no clássico.

The derby ended in a huge upset.

C2reporting a surprise resultinformalAudio · coming soon

Why every word is where it is

Deu1verbcame up (lit. gave)dar · past · 3rd sing.zebra1nounupset (lit. zebra)fem. · sing.noprepositionin theem + o · masc. · sing. · definiteclássico2nounderbymasc. · sing..

Deu → zebra: dar zebra = unexpected result
Deu → clássico: dar zebra em

Why it's built this way

The notes match the numbers above.

1
«dar zebra» = an upset: the zebra is not among the 25 animals of the «jogo do bicho» lottery.
2
«clássico» = a derby between big rival clubs.