dar uma forcinha

Portuguese

Meaning

to lend a hand, to give a little push

Example

Você pode me dar uma forcinha com essa mudança? São poucas caixas.

Can you lend me a hand with this move? It's just a few boxes.

Origin

The expression builds transparently on força ("strength"): dar uma força literally means "to give a strength", that is, to lend someone your effort or support.

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