banho de água fria
Portuguese
editEtymology
editLiterally, “cold water bath”.
Noun
editbanho de água fria m (plural banhos de água fria)
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see banho, de, água, frio.
- (figurative) a let-down, disappointment
- (figurative) eye-opener (a startling and shocking revelation)