toma lá dá cá
Portuguese
Alternative forms
toma-lá-dá-cá
(
pre-1990 spelling
or proscribed
)
Etymology
Literally,
“
take there and give here
”
; compare English
give and take
.
Noun
toma
lá
dá
cá
m
(
invariable
)
(
idiomatic
)
a
favor
exchange
; an instance in which two or more people do something that benefits everyone involved