dar o bolo

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• dar um bolo

Verb

dar o bolo

1. (idiomatic) to stand (someone) up (to avoid a prearranged meeting with a person – especially a date – without prior notification)

   João me deu o bolo.

   João stood me up. (literally, João gave me the cake)

   Synonym: furar

2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see dar,‎ o,‎ um,‎ bolo.

Conjugation

See dar.