to stand someone up, not show up
Ela me deu bolo, fiquei uma hora esperando no restaurante.
She stood me up, I waited for an hour at the restaurant.
In Brazilian Portuguese, dar (o) bolo means missing an arranged meeting or appointment and leaving the other person waiting — that person then leva bolo.
Source: Aulete.
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