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A fila anda

Portuguese

Meaning

Life goes on / There are plenty of fish in the sea

Example

Depois que acabei meu casamento, começaram a aparecer pretendentes. A fila anda!

After I ended my marriage, suitors started showing up. Life goes on!

Origin

The origin is not well documented. The phrase appears in Brazilian Portuguese popular speech from the 20th century and has been associated (without direct proof) with a 1970s/80s urban phrase about opportunity and movement.