perder o seu latim

Portuguese

Verb

perder o seu latim (first-person singular present perco o seu latim, first-person singular preterite perdi o seu latim, past participle perdido o seu latim)

1. (idiomatic) to waste time attempting to explain something to somebody who doesn’t understand or doesn’t desire to
2. (idiomatic) to be forced to do/say something without getting a result