estar com a pulga atrás da orelha

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Portuguese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Literally, to be with the flea behind the ear.

Verb[edit]

estar com a pulga atrás da orelha (first-person singular present estou com a pulga atrás da orelha, first-person singular preterite estive com a pulga atrás da orelha, past participle estado com a pulga atrás da orelha)

  1. (idiomatic) to distrust, to mistrust; to smell a rat
    Synonym: desconfiar

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