comer capim pela raiz

Portuguese

Etymology

Literally, “to eat grass at the root”.

Verb

comer capim pela raiz (first-person singular present como capim pela raiz, first-person singular preterite comi capim pela raiz, past participle comido capim pela raiz)

1. (idiomatic) to die, to kick the bucket, to bite the dust, to give up the ghost, to go west, to be pushing up daisies