tirar o cavalo da chuva

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• tirar o cavalinho da chuva

Etymology

Literally, “to move the little horse away from the rain”.

Verb

tirar o cavalo da chuva (first-person singular present tiro o cavalo da chuva, first-person singular preterite tirei o cavalo da chuva, past participle tirado o cavalo da chuva)

1. to give up; to (completely) forget an idea one was probably obsessed with