Phrase · 🧩 Everyday idioms
Tô com um pé atrás com essa proposta.
I'm a bit wary of this proposal.
C2expressing distrustinformalpt-BR-spAudio · coming soon
Why every word is where it is
Tô1verbI'mestar · present · 1st sing.comprepositionwithumdetermineramasc. · sing. · indefinitepé2nounfootmasc. · sing.atrás2adverbbehindcomprepositionwithessadeterminerthisesse · fem. · sing.propostanounproposalfem. · sing..
- Tô → atrás: estar com um pé atrás = wary
- essa → proposta: essa proposta
Word for word: “I'm with one foot behind with this proposal.”
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1«tô» = spoken «estou».
- 2«estar com um pé atrás» = to be wary, suspicious.