matar cachorro a grito

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matar cachorro a grito (first-person singular present mato cachorro a grito, first-person singular preterite matei cachorro a grito, past participle matado cachorro a grito)

  1. (idiomatic, colloquial) to be very poor, not to have money
  2. (idiomatic, colloquial) to be horny: to be desperately in need of sex
    Ele está matando cachorro a grito.
    He's horny.