querer porque querer

Portuguese

Etymology

Literally, “to want because to want”.

Verb

querer porque querer (first-person singular present quero porque quero, first-person singular preterite quis porque quis, past participle querido porque querido)

1. (idiomatic, informal, transitive) to insist tirelessly, unwilling to take no for an answer

   Ele queria porque queria me vender seu carro! ― He insisted a lot (he wanted because he wanted) to sell me his car!