às mil maravilhas

Portuguese edit

Etymology edit

Literally, “at the thousand wonders”.

Adverb edit

(idiomatic) very well, perfectly

Usage notes edit

Often used sarcastically to describe one's false or delusional thoughts about the state of a situation, like in Pensava que tudo estava às mil maravilhas, mas não - He thought that everything was going quite well, but it wasn't.