the middle of nowhere, the back of beyond
O sítio fica numa baixa da égua, levei três horas pra chegar.
The farm is in the middle of nowhere — it took me three hours to get there.
Literally 'the mare's lowland.' The precise origin is uncertain — Ciberdúvidas, consulting standard reference dictionaries (Houaiss, Michaelis), found no documented historical source.
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