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Phrase · 🧩 Everyday idioms

Minha tia fala pelos cotovelos.

My aunt talks the hind legs off a donkey.

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Why every word is where it is

Minhadeterminermymeu · 1st sing.tianounauntfem. · sing.falaverbtalksfalar · present · 3rd sing.pelos1prepositionthrough thepor + os · masc. · pl. · definitecotovelos1nounelbowscotovelo · masc. · pl..
  • fala → cotovelos: falar pelos cotovelos
  • tia → fala: tia → fala

Why it's built this way

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  1. 1
    Same image as Spanish «hablar por los codos»; «cotovelo» = elbow.