to be wary, to have reservations
Fiquei com o pé atrás quando ele ofereceu aquele negócio bom demais.
I was wary when he offered that deal that was too good to be true.
The image comes from body posture: faced with something unsettling, a person instinctively draws one foot back, as if preparing to react or retreat.
Source: escreva.ai.
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