às mil maravilhas
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Portuguese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Literally, “at the thousand wonders”.
Adverb[edit]
às mil maravilhas (invariable)
Usage notes[edit]
Often used sarcastically to describe one's false or delusional thoughts about the state of a situation, like in Pensava que tudo estava às mil maravilhas, mas não - He thought that everything was going quite well, but it wasn't.