bater o pé

Portuguese

Etymology

Literally, “to stomp the foot”.

Verb

bater o pé (first-person singular present bato o pé, first-person singular preterite bati o pé, past participle batido o pé)

1. (idiomatic) to insist (to demand continually)

   Synonyms: teimar, insistir

Further reading

• “bater o pé”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026