Phrase · 🧩 Everyday idioms
Ele se enrolou e meteu os pés pelas mãos.
He got flustered and made a mess of it.
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Why every word is where it is
Elepronounhe, it3rd sing.sepronounhimselfenrolou1verbgot tangled upenrolar · past · 3rd sing.econjunctionandmeteu2verbputmeter · past · 3rd sing.osdeterminertheo · masc. · pl. · definitepés2nounfeetpé · masc. · pl.pelasprepositionby, for thepor + as · fem. · pl. · definitemãos2nounhandsmão · fem. · pl..
- se → enrolou: enrolar-se = get flustered
- meteu → mãos: meter os pés pelas mãos
Word for word: “He got tangled and put his feet through his hands.”
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1«enrolar-se» = to get flustered, tangled up.
- 2«meter os pés pelas mãos» = to blunder out of confusion.