tirar de letra

Portuguese

Etymology

From the soccer move called letra, a way to "spice up" an ordinarily easy play.

Verb

tirar de letra (first-person singular present tiro de letra, first-person singular preterite tirei de letra, past participle tirado de letra)

  1. (informal) to effortlessly execute, carry out or deal with a task.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see tirar,‎ de,‎ letra.

Conjugation

References

  • tirar de letra”, in Dicio – Dicionário Online de Português (in Portuguese), São Paulo: 7Graus, 20092025