They have rhythm, rhyme, exaggeration and mental scenes as funny as illustrative
Who has never heard one of those phrases that seem out of an episode of Brazilian comedy and thought, “But what does that mean after all?” Yeah, the popular saying blend humor, exaggeration and wisdom of the people, and behind the laugh always comes a lesson.
We have gathered six expressions that make any conversation yield good laughter but also hide much deeper meanings.
6 Popular Sayings that tear laughs and their real meanings
1.
It is such an absurd image that it is already laughing away.
After all, what would it be honored at 10,000 meters in altitude? The saying is used to criticize something or someone who has no function in the situation.
2. “More suspicious than blind in shooting”
Yes, there are variations of this saying, such as the classic “blind with lover”.
In both, the exaggeration of course: describes someone who suspects everything, even without any evidence. It is the famous “endless for nothing”, but with a dramatic pinch that transforms the exaggeration into a joke.
3. “There is a lump in this angu”
Despite the light tone, the origin is serious: in the time of slavery, it was common to hide objects in Angu, a typical dish of the time.
When someone said there was “a lump in the angu,” it meant there was something hidden, suspicious. Today, it is synonymous with suspicion, and to keep the flea behind the ear.
4. “Shrimp that sleeps, the wave takes”
It came from the marine world straight to the conversation wheels.
It means that those who falter, lose. A moving saying, which reinforces: be smart, or the tide goes over.
5. “Friend of the jaguar”
Created by cartoonist Pericles in O Cruzeiro magazine, in the 1940s, this smiling and treacherous character became an expression for that colleague who gets in the way than it helps. A true false friend, with fun name and acid content.
6. “Dirty clothes wash at home”
The touch of humor here appears when someone releases Braba in public.
But the message is serious: intimate matters are resolved in private. It is a social label lesson disguised as a joke.
Why do these saying stick to the head?
Because they have rhythm, rhyme, exaggeration and mental scenes as illustrative. Best of all, they teach without looking lesson. Popular culture knows how no one transform everyday wisdom into memorable phrases.
Did you like it? Then you already choose your favorite saying and spread this humorous wisdom out there.
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