Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Portuguese term or phrase:
botar tudo a perder
English translation:
\"put it all on the line\" or \"let it all ride\"
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RoBelinky
Jun 10, 2010 01:12
13 yrs ago
Portuguese term
botar tudo a perder
Portuguese to English
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Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
Arriscar demais e por tudo a perder
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Christopher Rosky
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"put it all on the line" or "let it all ride"
A couple of commonly-used expressions...both gambling references...
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R. Alex Jenkins
Brazil
Brazil
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risk losing everything
This is a little more literal, but very common:
http://www.google.com.br/search?hl=&q=risk losing everything...
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Amy Duncan (X)
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Working late :) Cheers!
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Verginia Ophof
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Cheers, Verginia :)
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Paula Borges
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to jeopardize everything
another suggestion.
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José Helbert
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"see it all go down the drain"
"arriscar demais e por tudo a perder" - "take too many risks and see it all go do down the drain"
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To ruin everything
Webster Dictionary
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Abner Santos
Brazil
Brazil
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Brazil
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to let it go to waste
Exactly the same meaning as in the song "Dont let it go to waste", by Greg Trooper.
"But in your eyes
Tell me what I see
Just a hint of love
Peeking out at me
I don't care how small
Just a little taste
Might not be for me at all
But Alice don't let it go to waste"
The emphasis is on the idea of letting something [both material and abstract] that is today, to be no more tomorrow, and the risks involved in it.
All other options are also correct but I'd go with this one ;)
"But in your eyes
Tell me what I see
Just a hint of love
Peeking out at me
I don't care how small
Just a little taste
Might not be for me at all
But Alice don't let it go to waste"
The emphasis is on the idea of letting something [both material and abstract] that is today, to be no more tomorrow, and the risks involved in it.
All other options are also correct but I'd go with this one ;)
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