calado é poeta
Portuguese
editEtymology
editLiterally, “(someone) in silence is a poet”.
Phrase
edit- (idiomatic, sarcastic, derogatory) Indicates that someone often says stupid, disagreeable, or obnoxious things.
- 2005 January 14, Globo Esporte[1], spoken by Romário, Rio de Janeiro: Globo, via TV Globo:
- Na verdade, o Pelé calado é um poeta, né?
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)