vá num pé e volte no outro

Portuguese

Meaning

go and come straight back as fast as you can

Example

Vá num pé e volte no outro, o jantar já vai ficar pronto.

Go and come straight back — dinner's almost ready.

Origin

The image is transparent: you're in such a hurry that you barely set down one foot before you're back with the other — there and back in the blink of an eye.

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