slacking off, faking it, or stalling
Aquele menino ali não quer trabalhar, tá só no migué.
That boy over there doesn't want to work, he's just slacking off.
Dar o migué is common across Brazil. One hypothesis connects migué to the Portuguese expression dar uma de Miguel, about pretending or making excuses; its exact origin remains uncertain.
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