Phrase · 🧩 Idiomatic speech
Vamos botar a mão na massa?
Shall we get down to work?
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Why every word is where it is
Vamosverbshall weir · present · 1st pl.botar1verbputinfinitivea1determinertheo · fem. · sing. · definitemão1nounhandfem. · sing.na1prepositionin theem+a · fem. · sing. · definitemassa1noundoughfem. · sing.?
- botar → massa: idiom
- Vamos → botar: vamos + infinitive
Word for word: “Shall we put our hand in the dough?”
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1botar a mão na massa = "get down to work"; botar = colloquial pôr.
Variations
- Vamos pôr a mão na massa?