acordar com o pé esquerdo

Portuguese

Etymology

Literally, “to wake up with the left foot”.

Verb

acordar com o pé esquerdo (first-person singular present acordo com o pé esquerdo, first-person singular preterite acordei com o pé esquerdo, past participle acordado com o pé esquerdo)

  1. (Brazil, idiomatic) to get up on the wrong side of the bed (to be in a bad mood; to have a bad day from the start, for no particular reason)
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