mudar de pato para ganso

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Literally, “to change from duck to goose”. Compare French passer du coq à l'âne, with a similar structure.

Verb

mudar de pato para ganso (first-person singular present mudo de pato para ganso, first-person singular preterite mudei de pato para ganso, past participle mudado de pato para ganso)

  1. to change subjects abruptly
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