meter o pau
Portuguese
editEtymology
editLiterally, “to put the stick”.
Verb
editmeter o pau (first-person singular present meto o pau, first-person singular preterite meti o pau, past participle metido o pau)
- (idiomatic) to harshly criticize
- (idiomatic) to scold; to reprehend
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see meter, o, pau.