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arruine o dia

[a-ʁu-í-nə o dí-ə]
verb phrase
ruin my/your/his/her day
1. To spoil or negatively affect someone's entire day with an unpleasant event, news, or action
That bad news really ruined my day.
Aquela má notícia realmente arruinou meu dia.
2. To cause someone disappointment or distress that affects their mood for the whole day
Don't let one mistake ruin your day.
Não deixe um erro arruinar seu dia.
NYC Slang
kill my/your day
Synonyms
estragar o diaarrumar o diapiorar o diaestragar meu dia
Antonyms
melhorar o diaalegrar o diasalvar o dia

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
arruinar o dia
Standard usage across Brazil
São Paulo
estragar o dia
More commonly used variant in São Paulo
Portugal
estragar o dia
More commonly used in European Portuguese

Related Idioms & Phrases

arruinar o dia de alguém
estragar o dia
meter a pata
sair do pé errado
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